- Free admission
Brandiger Berg Nature Reserve
Nature Reserve/Natural Landmark
On the southwestern slope of the Enkenberg, west of Beringhausen, extensive forests meet structurally diverse grasslands. The Brandiger Berg Nature Reserve is characterized primarily by red beech forests, in which traces of the former coppicing system are still visible in many places. Interspersed among them are spruce stands, smaller areas of old-growth forest, as well as rocks, rocky outcrops, and former quarries.
Address
Brandiger Berg Nature Reserve
Sauerlandstraße 74a
34431 Marsberg
Telephone: +49 2991 / 908136
Properties:
The combination of forest and open grassland is particularly charming: hedges, solitary trees, groups of trees, and copses break up the Weides and pastures. In addition to intensively farmed areas, there are also species-rich nutrient-poor pastures and smooth oatgrass meadows. Typical mosses and ferns grow on the rocks, while the diverse flora includes woodruff, wild garlic, liverwort, meadow primrose, and broad-leaved thyme, among others. Yellowhammers and red-backed shrikes also find suitable habitats here.
The Brandige Berg is part of the Diemel and Hoppecke Water System FFH area and has been part of the Diemel and Hoppecke Valley Bird Sanctuary, including the adjacent forests, since 2023.
The Brandige Berg is part of the Diemel and Hoppecke Water System FFH area and has been part of the Diemel and Hoppecke Valley Bird Sanctuary, including the adjacent forests, since 2023.
Directions
The Marsberg train station is centrally located in the city center. In addition, there are approximately 1,000 free parking spaces available within a 500-meter radius of the Marsberg city center, including the Park & Ride lot on the street “An den Gleisen.” You can get to Marsberg… … by car: • A44 Dortmund–Kassel (Marsberg interchange, Lichtenau interchange) • B7 Chemnitz–Düsseldorf (direct connection) • A33 Paderborn–Osnabrück (about 30 minutes) • B252 Blomberg–Marburg (about 20 minutes) • A7 Kassel–Hanover (about 60 minutes) … by train (hourly service): • Dortmund-Sauerland-Express (Warburg–Dortmund) • Three stops in Marsberg: Bredelar, (Nieder-)Marsberg, Westheim • Direct connection to the IC/ICE stations in Warburg and Dortmund
