Eco-points and compensation areas
City of Bamberg
Eco-points available immediately from officially recognised eco-accounts. greeNature is your full-service partner for compensation according to BayKompV in the independent city of Bamberg and in the Regnitz valley.
The City of Bamberg at a glance
Bamberg is an independent city in the administrative region Upper Franconia and lies on the Regnitz shortly before its confluence with the Main. The city extends over roughly 54.6 km², characterised by the Regnitz arms with the island city, the slopes of the Steigerwald foothills to the west and sand terraces towards the Franconian Jura foothills to the east.
In natural region terms, the city area largely belongs to the Fränkisches Keuper-Liasland (natural region D59) with the broad Regnitz valley and its floodplains. The eastern sand areas around the Hauptsmoorwald lead into the Franconian Jura foothills (natural region D61). For compensation assessment according to BayKompV, the precise natural region allocation of the impact is decisive.
Ecologically significant are the naturalised Regnitz course, the Buger meadows as damp floodplain grassland, the old floodplain forest of the Bamberg Hain and the Bamberg sands with their sand calcareous grassland. Several of these areas lie in the European protected area network Natura 2000, including the Natura 2000 site of the Regnitz and sand areas between Neuses and Hallstadt.
As a university and world heritage city, Bamberg is under considerable settlement and densification pressure. The conversion of former US military areas (Lagarde campus, Muna) as well as residential and commercial projects regularly generate compensation requirements according to §§ 13 to 15 BNatSchG in conjunction with BayKompV.
🗺️ Associated natural regions
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📍 City districts
🌿 Ecological features
- Naturalised Regnitz course with floodplain forest and bank structures in city area
- Natura 2000 site Regnitz and sand areas between Neuses and Hallstadt (Natura 2000)
- Bamberg Hain, old floodplain forest with nationally significant primeval forest relict species
- Buger meadows, damp floodplain grassland on the Regnitz
- Bamberg sands with sand calcareous grassland and warmth-loving species
- Hauptsmoorwald to the east, landscape protection area on terrace sands
- Gardener city, historical market gardening culture in UNESCO world heritage
✅ greeNature on the ground
greeNature operates nationwide and is represented in Bavaria with its own office (Kastl, Altötting district). We know Bavarian compensation law according to BayKompV, assessment in value points according to natural region and coordination with the lower nature conservation authorities from daily practice and accompany project developers in Bamberg from demand analysis to acceptance.
Typical measures in the city of Bamberg
Watercourse restoration
Upgrade of Regnitz and secondary watercourses through naturalised bank design, connection of oxbows and development of floodplain woodland margins, habitat for kingfisher, beaver and fish.
De-sealing
Removal of sealed surfaces on conversion, industrial and transport areas in the densely built city area, restoration of soil function and infiltration as chargeable compensation according to BayKompV.
Grassland upgrade
Extensification and rewetting of floodplain grassland in the Regnitz valley and surrounding area, development of species-rich wet meadows as habitat for meadow-breeding birds such as the northern lapwing.
Sand calcareous grassland
Management and new development of open sand habitats on the Bamberg sands, warmth-loving vegetation and habitats for sand lizard and sand-dwelling wild bees.
Species protection CEF/FCS
Prerequisite compensation measures for building-dwelling bats and birds during renovation and demolition, replacement roosts, kingfisher steep banks and reptile habitats, coordinated according to § 44 BNatSchG.
Urban-fringe woodland and habitat network
Establishment of site-appropriate riparian and field woodland, traditional orchards and hedgerow structures to network Regnitz floodplain, steep forests and Hauptsmoorwald.
Protected species in the World heritage site in the Regnitz valley
Kingfisher and beaver on the Regnitz
The naturalised Regnitz course offers steep banks and watercourse structures for the kingfisher, the beaver settles the floodplains. Typical CEF measures are steep bank remodelling and connection of oxbows.
About this species ›Sand lizard on sand sites
The Bamberg sands, railway embankments and ruderal areas are core habitats for sand lizard. In construction and conversion projects, translocation and new establishment of sun-exposed sand habitats are common compensation tasks.
About this species ›Bats in the world heritage site
Historic buildings, cellars and old floodplain forest stocks offer roosts for several bat species. Renovation and demolition regularly trigger prerequisite compensation measures with replacement roosts.
About this species ›Amphibians and great crested newt in the floodplains
Damp depressions and floodplain waters of the Buger meadows harbour amphibians, including the great crested newt protected under Annex II of the FFH Directive. Spawning waters and terrestrial habitats are replaced when impacts occur.
About this species ›Northern lapwing in floodplain grassland
The damp meadow areas in the Regnitz valley are potential breeding space for the northern lapwing. Extensification and rewetting of grassland are among the most effective measures for this endangered meadow-breeding bird species.
About this species ›Primeval forest relict species in the Bamberg Hain
The old floodplain forest of the Hain harbours nationally significant beetles of the primeval forest relict fauna, which depend on abundant deadwood and old wood. They underscore the high nature conservation value of old tree stocks in the city area.
Which projects trigger a compensation obligation?
Conversion of former military areas
Following withdrawal of the US garrison, large areas such as the Lagarde campus and the Muna are being newly developed. Residential and commercial uses on these areas trigger compensation and replacement obligations according to §§ 13 to 15 BNatSchG in conjunction with BayKompV.
Residential construction and densification
As a growing university city, Bamberg designates new residential and mixed-use areas and densifies existing quarters. The loss of greenery and open space must be compensated under nature conservation law, often combined with building-associated species protection.
Commerce and harbour
Commercial establishment and projects around the harbour and Main-Danube Canal generate compensation requirements. Owners of suitable areas in the surrounding area can participate as providers of compensation areas.
Transport and railway expansion
The expansion of the rail route in the Bamberg region (German unity transport project) as well as road and bridge measures interfere with floodplains and woodland and require compensation and CEF measures, including for sand lizard and bats.
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Coordination with authorities
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Long-term monitoring
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