Eco-points and compensation areas
District of Bamberg
Immediately available eco-points from officially recognised eco-accounts in the Bamberg area. greeNature is your full-service partner for compensation under the BayKompV between the Regnitz valley, Steigerwald and Fränkische Alb.
The District of Bamberg at a glance
The Landkreis Bamberg is the westernmost district of the Oberfranken administrative region and surrounds the independent city of Bamberg, where the Landratsamt is also based. With around 1,168 km² of district area and roughly 147,000 inhabitants in 36 municipalities, the district extends from the Steigerwald in the west, across the Regnitz and Main valley, to the foothills of the Fränkische Alb in the east.
In terms of landscape and geology, the district is divided in two. The majority belongs to the Fränkisches Keuper-Liasland (natural region D59), with the wooded Keuper hills of the Steigerwald, the broad valley of the Regnitz and Main, and the extensive sand areas of the Sandachse Franken, with drift sands, inland dunes and sandy calcareous grassland. The east around Scheßlitz extends into the Fränkische Alb (natural region D61), with Malm limestone, dry grassland and juniper heaths on the plateau.
Ecologically defining features are the near-natural beech and oak forests of the Steigerwald, one of the largest contiguous broadleaf forest areas in Germany and habitat for the European wildcat and black stork. The Regnitz valley acts as a supra-regional habitat network and migration corridor, while the sandy habitats around Bamberg are home to highly specialised species, some protected under EU law. The district has a share in several Natura 2000 sites (FFH and EU bird sanctuaries), including in the Nördlicher Steigerwald.
Economically, the area is shaped by its proximity to the major centre of Bamberg, by commerce and logistics along the A70 and A73 motorways, and by a small-scale cultural landscape defined by brewing and agriculture. The expansion of transport routes, commercial and residential areas, ground-mounted photovoltaics, and sand and gravel extraction in the Regnitz valley regularly generate compensation requirements under the BayKompV.
🗺️ Associated natural regions
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🌿 Ecological features
- Steigerwald Nature Park in the west, extensive near-natural beech and oak forests as habitat for the European wildcat
- Regnitz valley as a supra-regional habitat network and migration corridor along the Main-Danube waterway
- Sandachse Franken around Bamberg, drift sands, inland dunes and sandy calcareous grassland with specialised insect and plant life
- Northern Fränkische Alb near Scheßlitz with calcareous dry grassland, juniper heaths and traditional orchard slopes
- Main and Regnitz floodplains with kingfisher, beaver and remnant floodplain forest
- Share in several Natura 2000 sites (FFH and EU bird sanctuaries), including in the Nördlicher Steigerwald
✅ greeNature on the ground
greeNature is active throughout Bavaria for compensation projects and also supports projects in the Oberfranken area. We know the lower nature conservation authority at the Landratsamt Bamberg, the natural-region particularities between the Steigerwald, Sandachse Franken and Fränkische Alb, and the requirements of compensation law in this region.
Typical measures in the district of Bamberg
Floodplain restoration on the Regnitz and Main
Reconnection of oxbows, freeing of riverbanks and development of floodplain forest along the Regnitz and Main, habitat for kingfisher, beaver and floodplain-typical amphibians.
Sandy habitats of the Sandachse Franken
Clearing and management of inland dunes, sandy calcareous grassland and open pine forests around Bamberg, promoting heat-loving wild bees, grasshoppers and sand specialists.
Near-natural forest conversion in the Steigerwald
Development of structurally rich mixed broadleaf forests with old-growth and deadwood components, stepping-stone habitats and forest edges for the European wildcat, hazel dormouse and black stork.
Grassland extensification in the Regnitz valley
Conversion of intensively used valley meadows into species-rich wet and mesic meadows, habitat for meadow-breeding birds such as the northern lapwing and for the skylark.
Pond and wetland habitats
Creation of small and spawning waters in floodplains and forest edge locations, targeted habitats for the great crested newt, yellow-bellied toad and European tree frog.
Species protection, CEF and FCS
Sand lizard habitats along railway and road embankments and on former extraction sites, bat roosts and replacement sites, tailored to the BayKompV and § 44 BNatSchG.
Protected species in the Regnitz-Main area, Steigerwald and Fränkische Alb
European wildcat in the Steigerwald
The large broadleaf forests of the Steigerwald are among the significant occurrence areas of the European wildcat (Annex IV FFH Directive). Forest connectivity, old-growth and deadwood, and herbaceous fringes on forest edges are typical support measures.
About this species ›Black stork
The black stork breeds in low-disturbance old-growth stands of the Steigerwald and uses near-natural streams and wet meadows to forage. Impacts in forest areas can trigger species protection assessments and FCS measures.
About this species ›Kingfisher on the Regnitz and Main
Near-natural steep banks and clear waters provide breeding and hunting grounds for the kingfisher. CEF measures include shaping steep banks, bank erosion and preserving structurally rich riparian woodland.
About this species ›Bats of the broadleaf forests
Old oak and beech forests, for example in the Steigerwald, are foraging and roosting areas for forest-bound species such as Bechstein's bat. Cavity trees and roost networks are secured through CEF measures.
About this species ›Great crested newt and amphibians
The pond landscapes and floodplain waters of the district are home to the great crested newt (Annex II FFH Directive), yellow-bellied toad and European tree frog. Newly created, fish-free spawning waters are well-established compensation measures.
About this species ›Northern lapwing and skylark in the valley
The open meadow and arable land in the Regnitz and Main valley are home to meadow-breeding birds such as the northern lapwing and the skylark. Extensification and skylark plots are among the typical support measures.
About this species ›Which projects trigger a compensation obligation?
Infrastructure and transport
The expansion of the A70 and A73 motorways, bypasses, railway projects along the Nuremberg-Bamberg-Erfurt axis, and bridge structures over the Regnitz and Main regularly trigger compensation and replacement obligations.
Commercial and settlement development
Residential and commercial areas in the Bamberg area, logistics developments along the motorways, and conversion sites require statutory nature-conservation compensation. Owners of suitable land can benefit as land providers.
Sand and gravel extraction in the Regnitz valley
The extraction of sand and gravel in the valley areas is regionally significant. The opening, operation and recultivation of extraction sites are associated with compensation obligations and frequently with species protection measures for the sand lizard and sand martin.
Energy and renewables
Ground-mounted photovoltaics on conversion and arable sites, as well as wind power projects at higher elevations in the Steigerwald and Haßberge, require compensation under the BayKompV and species protection assessments.
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