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Nature reserve Nature reserve · Pfälzer Bergland and Donnersberg · 352 m open today

Naturschutzgebiet Wartekopf, Ulmet

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    Weg durchs Naturschutzgebiet Wartekopf
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The Wartekopf nature reserve is located on the 403.0 metre high mountain of the same name, also known as Brückenberg.

The 122-hectare Wartekopf nature reserve is a biotope complex consisting of heat-loving dry oak forests, rocks, dry grassland, copper beech forest, near-natural streams and rough pastures. Numerous heat- and drought-loving animal and plant species can be found here, such as the whitebeam, the cowslip or the brown fire butterfly as well as many species of woodpecker. The ravines are home to the rare ravine forest with natural occurrences of the summer lime tree.

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open today
Monday00:00–24:00
Tuesday00:00–24:00
Wednesday00:00–24:00
Thursday00:00–24:00
Friday00:00–24:00
Saturday00:00–24:00
Sunday00:00–24:00

Accessible all year round - not recommended in the winter months (risk of slipping)

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Coordinates

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49.587549, 7.437410
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49°35'15.2"N 7°26'14.7"E
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32U 387060 5493946
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