Area: 1178.36 ha (of which COPIL Natura 2000 Mëllerdall is responsible for 1178.36 ha)
Brief description (see also SDF end 2018-15/03/2019):
- The area is predominantly wooded (86%, mainly Luzulo-Fagetum, Asperulo-Fagetum and Melico-Fagetum beech forest): the Herborn and Haard forests.
- The few areas of agricultural land that lie within the protected area are mostly farmed as grazing land, with annual crops and meadow orchards making up only a small part of the agricultural land.
- The area is a hotspot for juniper formations (over 72% of all occurrences in Luxembourg are found here).
- A hotspot for Dicranum viride moss (one of three hotspots in the country).
- The area is also very important for certain bird species (see also EU bird protection areas LU0002005 and LU0002015)
The main targets for protection (under the ban on deterioration) in this area are the following habitats and species (see also RGD 6.11.2009):
- chalk heath and juniper heath,
- various kinds of beech forest (Luzulo-Fagetum & Asperulo-Fagetum beech forest),
- the population of two bat species (greater mouse-eared bat, Geoffroy’s bat),
- the incidence of Dicranum viride moss
You can find the management plan here.
where:
Bech, Echternach, Rosport-Mompach