Eco-points and compensation areas
City of Coburg
Eco-points available immediately from officially recognised eco-accounts. greeNature solutions, your nationwide full-service partner for statutory nature-conservation compensation under the BayKompV in the Veste city of Coburg and in the Coburger Land.
The City of Coburg at a glance
Coburg is an independent city and one of the regional centres of Upper Franconia. The Veste city lies on the Itz at the transition to the Coburger Land. Around four-fifths of the city area belongs to the natural region of the Itz-Baunach Hill Country within the Fränkisches Keuper-Liasland (D59).
In landscape terms, Coburg is shaped by the Keuper-Lias Hill Country: wooded hill ranges such as the Lange Berge on the western edge of the city, with the valley floodplains of the Itz and Lauter in between. The varying soil and moisture conditions create a fine-grained mosaic of woodland, grassland and watercourses.
Ecologically significant is the west of the city area with the Vogelfreistätte Glender Wiesen mit Goldbergsee nature reserve, a wet meadow and water complex of high importance for meadow-breeding birds and waterfowl. Parts lie within the Glender Wiesen FFH site as well as within the Itz, Rodach and Baunach floodplain EU bird sanctuary.
Economically, Coburg is shaped as an insurance and industrial location (including HUK-COBURG, Brose and Kaeser Kompressoren). Commercial, residential and infrastructure projects regularly generate a compensation requirement under the impact mitigation regulation (§§ 13 to 15 BNatSchG) and the BayKompV within the densely used city area.
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🌿 Ecological features
- Vogelfreistätte Glender Wiesen mit Goldbergsee nature reserve near Coburg, wet meadow and water complex in the west of the city
- Vogelfreistätte Glender Wiesen FFH site (5731-301) with statutorily protected habitats
- Itz, Rodach and Baunach floodplain EU bird sanctuary (5831-471), partial areas within the city area
- Goldbergsee, a water body that developed from a flood retention basin, serving local recreation and habitat functions
- Lange Berge, a wooded Keuper hill range on the western edge of the city
- Itz and Lauter floodplains as continuous watercourse corridors with a habitat network function
- Proximity to the Grünes Band along the former inner-German border north of Coburg
✅ greeNature on the ground
greeNature solutions operates nationwide and manages compensation projects across the whole of the Free State of Bavaria. In Upper Franconia, we know the assessment system of the BayKompV with its value points per natural region, liaison with the lower nature conservation authority of the City of Coburg, and the available land and eco-accounts in the Coburger Land and the Itz-Baunach Hill Country from ongoing project practice.
Typical measures in the city of Coburg
Watercourse restoration
Removal of bank reinforcement and creation of near-natural watercourse structures on the Itz and Lauter within the city area, with spawning habitats for fish and amphibians and nesting banks for the kingfisher.
Wet meadow upgrading
Extensification and rewetting of grassland around the Glender Wiesen, habitat for meadow-breeding birds such as the northern lapwing and for moisture-dependent plant communities.
Desealing & land recycling
Removal of sealed surfaces on derelict and abandoned commercial sites within the densely built-up city area, with soil upgrading and site-appropriate greening as inner-city compensation.
Traditional orchards & slope edges
Creation and management of traditional orchards on the slope edges of the Lange Berge and at the transition to open farmland, habitat for cavity-nesting birds, wild bees and bats.
Species protection, CEF/FCS
Advance compensation measures (CEF) and measures to maintain a favourable conservation status (FCS) under § 44 BNatSchG, such as bat roosts on buildings and castles, as well as replacement habitats for the sand lizard on railway embankments and embankments.
Hedgerows & habitat network
Creation of hedgerows, field copses and stepping-stone habitats along the Itz and Lauter floodplains to connect the protected areas in the west with the farmed landscape in the east of the city area.
Protected species in the Veste city in the Itz-Baunach Hill Country
Northern lapwing & meadow-breeding birds
The Glender Wiesen are among the important meadow-breeding bird areas in the Coburg area. Extensively managed wet meadows and a break from management during the breeding season are typical measures for the northern lapwing and other open-land species.
About this species ›Kingfisher on the Itz and Lauter
Near-natural bank sections with eroding edges and clear water offer the kingfisher breeding and hunting opportunities. Modelling of steep banks and watercourse restoration are common compensation measures here.
About this species ›Great crested newt & amphibians
The interconnected still waters of the Glender Wiesen and the Goldbergsee are habitat for amphibians, including species listed in Annex II of the FFH Directive. Creating and managing sun-exposed spawning waters secure the populations.
About this species ›Bats on buildings
The Veste Coburg, castles and older buildings within the city area offer roosts for building-dwelling bat species. During renovations, retention of roosts and replacement roosts are required as CEF measures.
About this species ›Sand lizard
Railway embankments, embankments and derelict commercial land within the city area are habitat for the strictly protected sand lizard. Translocation and creation of replacement habitats with stone structures are common conditions for construction projects.
About this species ›Skylark
The open farmed landscape on the eastern and southern edge of the city is breeding ground for the skylark. Skylark plots and extensively managed field margins counteract the decline of the species.
About this species ›Which projects trigger a compensation obligation?
Commerce & industry
Expansions and new settlements at the industrial sites in the north and south of the city, including in the vicinity of Kaeser Kompressoren and Brose, trigger compensation and replacement obligations under the impact mitigation regulation. greeNature provides suitable eco-points and handles land management.
Housing & infill development
New residential quarters and infill development, for example in the Lauterer Höhe area, lead to sealing and loss of green space. Desealing elsewhere, grassland upgrading and planting of woody vegetation are typical compensation components under the BayKompV.
Transport & infrastructure
Road, bridge and rail projects in the Coburg area, including the supra-regional rail connection, encroach on watercourse floodplains and woody vegetation and require statutory nature-conservation compensation together with CEF measures for the species affected.
Services & administration
As an insurance location with HUK-COBURG, office and administrative buildings are constructed within the city area. Here too, impact assessment and compensation are required, which greeNature handles in full.
From enquiry to monitoring
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Coordination with authorities
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Long-term monitoring
Permanent securing of the land, management and documentation across the contract term.
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