Eco-points and compensation areas
District of Dachau
Immediately available eco-points from officially recognised eco-accounts for impacts in the greater Munich area. greeNature solutions, your full-service partner for compensation under BayKompV in the district of Dachau, from requirement analysis to approval by the lower nature conservation authority.
The District of Dachau at a glance
The district of Dachau lies in the Upper Bavaria administrative region, immediately north-west of the state capital Munich. It borders Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm to the north, Freising and the district of Munich to the east, the city of Munich and Fürstenfeldbruck to the south, and Aichach-Friedberg to the west. Proximity to the metropolis makes the district a fast-growing commuter and business region under ongoing settlement and land pressure.
In landscape terms, the district splits into two areas. The north is shaped by the gently rolling Danube-Isar hill country, with tertiary hills, loess soils and arable farming, while the south transitions into the flat Munich gravel plain. The Amper, with its floodplain valley, forms the natural boundary between the two parts. In natural-region terms, the entire district belongs to BfN unit D65 (Lower Bavarian hill country and Isar-Inn gravel plains).
Ecologically outstanding are the remnants of the once extensive Dachauer Moos, a fen landscape formed during the ice age that was largely drained in the 19th century. Surviving features include the Ampertal FFH site (7635-301), with a near-natural river course, floodplain woodland and wet meadows, the Gräben und Niedermoorreste im Dachauer Moos FFH site (7734-301), and the Weichser Moos nature reserve (7634-301). These sites are home to meadow-breeding birds, amphibians and moorland-typical plant communities.
Economically, the district benefits from the Munich metropolitan area, with businesses in vehicle manufacturing, information technology, medical technology, mechanical engineering and brewing. Housing, commercial development, the expansion of transport routes (A8, A92, S-Bahn) and ground-mounted photovoltaics regularly generate considerable compensation requirements under BayKompV.
🗺️ Associated natural regions
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🌿 Ecological features
- Ampertal FFH site (7635-301), near-natural river course with floodplain woodland, oxbows and wet meadows
- Gräben und Niedermoorreste im Dachauer Moos FFH site (7734-301), extending into Munich
- Weichser Moos nature reserve (7634-301), a surviving fen remnant
- Schwarzhölzl nature reserve, wet woodland and litter meadows in the Dachauer Moos
- Dachauer Moos, historic fen landscape with high restoration potential
- Amper floodplains as a habitat network axis between the hill country and the gravel plain
- Tertiary loess hills of the Danube-Isar hill country with traditional orchard and hedgerow structures
✅ greeNature on the ground
greeNature supports compensation projects across the greater Munich area. We know the lower nature conservation authority at Dachau District Office, the nature conservation requirements in the Dachauer Moos and the Ampertal, and the regional land pools from practical experience, and coordinate measures with the authority at an early stage.
Typical measures in the district of Dachau
Moorland rewetting
Raising the water table in drained fen remnants of the Dachauer Moos, removing drainage ditches and restoring moorland-typical habitats. Such measures combine species protection with the conservation of carbon stocks in the peat body.
Amper floodplain restoration
Revitalisation of oxbows, eroding banks and floodplain woodland stands along the Amper, creating spawning and breeding habitats and strengthening the habitat network within the Ampertal FFH site.
Meadow-breeding bird protection & grassland
Extensification of intensively used wet and litter meadows in the Moos, adjusted mowing regimes and rewetting hollows as habitat for northern lapwing, common snipe and other meadow-breeding birds.
Hedgerows & habitat network
Establishment of hedgerows, field copses and margins in the cleared arable land of the Danube-Isar hill country, stepping-stone habitats between the hill country and the Amper floodplain for farmland birds, insects and small mammals.
Traditional orchards on hill locations
Establishment and management of traditional orchards on loess slopes in the northern district, habitat for hole-nesting birds, bats and rare wild bees.
CEF/FCS species protection
Targeted advance compensation measures (CEF) and measures to maintain conservation status (FCS) under BayKompV, such as sand lizard habitats on railway and road embankments, amphibian waters and bat roosts.
Protected species in the Dachauer Moos and Amper valley
Northern lapwing & meadow-breeding birds
The wet meadows of the Dachauer Moos and the Amper floodplain are among the last meadow-breeding bird areas in the Munich hinterland. Grassland extensification, rewetting and adjusted mowing are typical compensation measures here.
About this species ›Great crested newt & amphibians
The ditches and fen remnants of the Dachauer Moos are home to great crested newt, tree frog and other amphibians. Newly created, sunlit small water bodies are often used as a CEF measure for impacts in the Moos area.
About this species ›Kingfisher on the Amper
The near-natural bank sections of the Amper, with steep faces and oxbows, provide breeding habitat for the kingfisher. Bank restoration and retention of eroding edges strengthen the population.
About this species ›Bats in floodplain woodland & traditional orchards
Floodplain woodland of the Amper and traditional orchards of the hill country are hunting grounds and roost sites for several bat species. Retaining hollow trees and providing targeted roosts are common species protection measures.
About this species ›Sand lizard
Railway embankments, road slopes and extraction sites provide dry, warm habitats for the sand lizard. In infrastructure and settlement projects, it is one of the most common target species for relocation and habitat creation under section 44 BNatSchG.
About this species ›Skylark
The skylark is widespread but declining in the open arable landscape of the Danube-Isar hill country. Skylark plots, flower strips and extensive arable field margins are effective compensation measures.
About this species ›Which projects trigger a compensation obligation?
Settlement & housing development
As a growing commuter region within the Munich metropolitan area, the district continuously designates housing and commercial areas, for example in Dachau, Karlsfeld and the S-Bahn municipalities. New sealing regularly triggers compensation and replacement obligations under BayKompV.
Transport & infrastructure
Expansion works on the A8 and A92, state and district roads, bypasses and capacity increases in the S-Bahn network generate considerable compensation requirements, often with CEF measures under species protection law.
Energy & renewables
Ground-mounted photovoltaic systems on farmland in the hill country and gravel plain, as well as grid expansion projects, require compensation under nature conservation law and careful assessment of the interests of meadow-breeding and farmland birds.
Commerce & industry
Expansions of businesses in vehicle manufacturing, medical technology and mechanical engineering, as well as new logistics and commercial areas in the Munich hinterland, create compensation obligations, which greeNature covers with eco-points from recognised eco-accounts.
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