Eco-points and compensation areas
City of Aschaffenburg
Eco-points available immediately from officially recognised eco-accounts. greeNature is your full-service partner for nature conservation compensation according to BayKompV in the independent city of Aschaffenburg, on the Bavarian Lower Main between Spessart and Main floodplain.
The City of Aschaffenburg at a glance
Aschaffenburg is an independent city in the far northwest of Bavaria and belongs to the administrative region Lower Franconia. The city lies on the Main at the edge of the Spessart and is the seat of the district authority, yet does not itself belong to the like-named district. As an independent municipality, the city manages the tasks of the lower nature conservation authority for its area itself.
In natural region terms, the city area is divided into two major landscapes. The northwest with the Main floodplains around Leider, Nilkheim and Damm belongs to the Lower Main plain (BfN natural region D53, Upper Rhine lowland and Rhine-Main lowland), characterised by sandy and gravelly lower terraces of the Main. The southeast around Schweinheim, Gailbach and Obernau rises into the Sandstone Spessart and Front Spessart (natural region D55, Odenwald, Spessart and South Rhineland).
Ecologically significant are the sand calcareous grassland and extensively managed meadows of the Lower Main plain as well as traditional orchard and woodland areas at the Spessart edge. Three Natura 2000 sites, two nature reserves, a landscape protection area in the protection zone of the Spessart Nature Park and since 2018 an area of the National Natural Heritage south of Schweinheim lie in the city area.
Economically, Aschaffenburg is an industrial and services centre on the Bavarian Lower Main with mechanical engineering, paper industry, logistics and the Bayernhafen Aschaffenburg. Transport hub (A3, A45, railway junction), conversion of former US barracks areas and residential and commercial development regularly generate impacts whose compensation must be provided according to BayKompV.
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🌿 Ecological features
- Natura 2000 site Extensively managed meadows and Alcon blue in and around Aschaffenburg (6021-371)
- Natura 2000 site Training area Aschaffenburg (6021-302), sand calcareous grassland at the transition to Spessart
- Natura 2000 site Traditional orchards between Erbig and Bischberg (6020-301)
- Spessart Nature Park, protection zone with landscape protection area in the south of the city area
- National Natural Heritage south of Schweinheim (since 2018)
- Main floodplain as a watercourse and floodplain habitat along the Bavarian Lower Main
- Sand calcareous grassland and inland sand sites of the Lower Main plain
✅ greeNature on the ground
greeNature solutions operates nationwide and manages impact projects throughout Bavaria. On the Bavarian Lower Main, we know the compensation requirements according to BayKompV in the interaction of natural regions Lower Main plain (D53) and Spessart (D55). We coordinate with the lower nature conservation authority of the city of Aschaffenburg and take into account the features of sand calcareous grassland, traditional orchard and Main floodplain habitats in the city area.
Typical measures in the city of Aschaffenburg
De-sealing and inner development
Removal of sealed surfaces on conversion, industrial and railway brownfield sites in the city area and development of green-networked, water-absorbent soils. De-sealing is an effective upgrade in the densely built urban space and also reduces the effects of heavy rain and heat.
Main floodplain and watercourse restoration
Upgrading of the bank zones of Main and Aschaff through removal of reinforcement, establishment of shallow water areas and site-appropriate floodplain woodland. Spawning, breeding and refuge areas are thus created for fish, amphibians and the kingfisher along the Lower Main.
Sand calcareous grassland and inland sand areas
Management and development of open sand calcareous grassland and scattered dry grassland of the Lower Main plain through scrub removal, extensive grazing and soil disturbance. These warmth-loving habitats are of high significance for sand lizard, wild bees and rare sand plants.
Traditional orchards and extensively managed meadows
Establishment and reactivation of traditional orchard stands and lean, late-mown meadows at the Spessart edge around Schweinheim, Gailbach and Obernau. Such areas secure, among other things, the habitats of the highly endangered Alcon blue and other meadow fauna.
Forest edge and forest conversion in the Spessart
Development of structurally rich, stepped forest edges and conversion of poorly structured stands into site-appropriate broadleaf mixed forests of oak, beech and hornbeam. Deadwood and old wood enrichment upgrades the forested slopes in the Sandstone Spessart.
Species protection CEF and FCS
Prerequisite replacement habitats for sand lizard on railway embankments and sand sites, bat roosts on buildings and in forest and replacement spawning waters for amphibians, each as CEF or population-supporting FCS measure according to § 44 and § 45 BNatSchG.
Protected species in the Bavarian Lower Main between Spessart and Main floodplain
Sand lizard and crested lark
The sand calcareous grassland and open railway areas of the Lower Main plain are core habitats of the strictly protected sand lizard (Annex IV FFH Directive) as well as ground-breeding species such as the crested lark. In construction and infrastructure projects, prerequisite replacement habitats are required as a CEF measure.
About this species ›Alcon blue
The large copper and scarce large blue give the Natura 2000 site Extensively managed meadows and Alcon blue in and around Aschaffenburg (6021-371) its name. Their development is dependent on great burnet and specific host ants as well as on late-mown, lean meadows.
Kingfisher on Main and Aschaff
Naturalised bank sections with steep banks and small fish stocks offer the strictly protected kingfisher breeding and feeding habitats. For impacts on watercourses, steep bank remodelling and bank restoration are typical CEF measures.
About this species ›Bats in city and forest
Common pipistrelle, greater mouse-eared bat and brown long-eared bat use attic spaces, cellars and tree holes in the city area and Spessart forests. All species are strictly protected, demolition and renovation require replacement roosts as a CEF measure.
About this species ›Hazel dormouse at Spessart edge
The hazel dormouse (Annex IV FFH Directive) settles structurally rich forest edges, hedgerows and scrub of the Front Spessart around Schweinheim and Gailbach. Loss of woodland fringes requires new establishment of networked shrub structures as a CEF measure.
About this species ›Amphibians in forest ponds
Common toad, common frog and yellow-bellied toad settle ponds, semi-wet depressions and small waterbodies at the Spessart edge. Replacement spawning waters and terrestrial habitats in spatial context secure their breeding sites during construction projects.
About this species ›Which projects trigger a compensation obligation?
Conversion of former barracks areas
Conversion of former US military areas into residential and commercial quarters is a defining development theme in Aschaffenburg. Such conversion projects regularly trigger impacts, whose compensation must be provided according to BayKompV, often combined with species protection measures on the previously-used sand sites.
Commerce, logistics and harbour
Bayernhafen Aschaffenburg, industrial and logistics sites and business extensions along the Main generate compensation requirements. greeNature supports project developers in demand analysis, land allocation and official coordination.
Traffic and infrastructure
As a transport hub with motorways A3 and A45, the railway junction and several Main bridges, road, bridge and rail projects are regular triggers of compensation and replacement obligations in the city area and surrounding area.
Residential construction and inner development
Residential construction and densification projects in the city districts require nature conservation compensation. In the densely built urban space, de-sealing, roof and façade greening and upgrading of urban-fringe areas gain in significance.
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Coordination with authorities
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