Eco-points and compensation areas
District of Günzburg
Eco-points in the Günzburg district (natural region Donau-Iller-Lech-Platten, D64) for projects in the Donauried and along the Iller-Lech region. greeNature supports you as a full-service partner from the impact assessment through securing of land to recognition compliant with the BayKompV by the lower nature conservation authority.
The District of Günzburg at a glance
The Günzburg district lies in the northwest of the Schwaben administrative region, where the Donau forms the border with Baden-Württemberg. The administrative seat is the large district town of Günzburg, at the confluence of the Günz and the Donau. The district borders the Dillingen an der Donau, Augsburg, Unterallgäu and Neu-Ulm districts, as well as the Alb-Donau-Kreis and the Heidenheim district in Baden-Württemberg.
In natural-region terms, the entire district belongs to the Donau-Iller-Lech-Platten (D64). The Donau separates the flat, moorland-influenced Schwäbisches Donaumoos in the north from the ridge and plateau country of the Untere Iller-Lech-Schotterplatten to the south. To the south and east, the glacially formed Tertiary hill country rises, with the wooded landscapes of the Stauden and the Holzwinkel. The valleys of the Günz, Mindel, Kammel and Zusam, running from north to south, are characteristic, dividing the terrain into elongated gravel and Molasse ridges.
Ecologically, the wet lowlands are particularly significant. The Donauried, with its litter meadows and ditch systems, is part of the Natura 2000 network as a bird protection area and, in part, an FFH site, and is home to meadow-breeding birds such as the northern lapwing. The Mindel valley is also designated as a bird protection area. The district has ten nature reserves, numerous landscape protection areas and eight FFH sites. The many gravel extraction sites along the river valleys form valuable secondary habitats for amphibians and pioneer species.
Economically, the district has a small and medium-sized business base, with industrial anchors such as Wanzl in Leipheim and AL-KO in Kötz, as well as the tourist destination Legoland Deutschland near Günzburg. The A8 motorway, the railway line between Ulm and Augsburg, and the federal roads provide access to the area. Commercial and industrial development, the decommissioning of the Gundremmingen nuclear power plant, transport and flood protection projects, and settlement expansion regularly trigger compensation and replacement obligations under the BayKompV.
🗺️ Associated natural regions
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🌿 Ecological features
- The entire district lies within the natural region Donau-Iller-Lech-Platten (D64).
- The Donau separates the Schwäbisches Donaumoos in the north from the Iller-Lech-Schotterplatten in the south.
- The Donauried is a bird protection area and, in part, an FFH site in the Natura 2000 network.
- The Mindel valley is designated as a bird protection area with meadow-breeding birds such as the northern lapwing and Eurasian curlew.
- Eight FFH sites, ten nature reserves and several landscape protection areas within the district.
- Numerous gravel extraction sites along the river valleys as secondary habitats for amphibians and pioneer species.
- Decommissioning of the Gundremmingen nuclear power plant as a long-term project with compensation implications.
✅ greeNature on the ground
greeNature supports project developers and municipalities in the Günzburg district with compensation under the BayKompV. We assess the impact, develop suitable compensation and replacement measures, and coordinate them with the lower nature conservation authority at the Landratsamt Günzburg. A particular focus is on measures that match the regional natural regions, such as enhancing litter meadows and ditch margins in the Donauried, restoring river sections on the Günz, Mindel and Kammel, or the ecological aftercare of gravel extraction sites. This creates creditable eco-points with sound nature-conservation value.
Typical measures in the district of Günzburg
Litter meadows in the Donauried
Restoring and extensively managing wet litter and wet meadows in the Donau lowlands to secure habitats for meadow-breeding birds and moisture-loving plants.
Riparian buffer strips on the Günz and Mindel
Creating riparian buffer strips and woody margins along the river valleys, which reduce erosion, buffer nutrient inputs and create connecting corridors for water-dependent species.
Ecological aftercare of gravel extraction sites
Developing former gravel pits into habitats for amphibians and pioneer species, with shallow-water zones, bare-ground sites and sun-exposed embankments.
Forest-edge and hedgerow structures in the Stauden
Building structurally rich forest edges, field hedgerows and tree rows in the hilly Tertiary land to network habitats and support woodland-dependent species.
Extensification of arable land
Converting intensively farmed arable land into extensively managed grassland, flowering areas or field margin strips for the benefit of farmland birds and insects of the open cultural landscape.
Ditch restoration and wetland habitats
Enhancing straightened drainage ditches and creating small water bodies in the fen to provide spawning habitats for amphibians and the great crested newt.
Protected species in the Donauried und Iller-Lech-Platten
Northern lapwing
Characteristic species of open wet meadows in the Donauried and in the Mindeltal bird protection area, dependent on extensively managed, undisturbed grassland as breeding habitat.
About this species ›Skylark
Ground-nesting bird of open arable and grassland on the gravel plains, benefits from extensification, wildflower strips and field margins.
About this species ›Amphibians
Species such as the yellow-bellied toad and tree frog colonise gravel extraction sites and small water bodies in the river valleys, where sunny shallow water serves as spawning habitat.
About this species ›Sand lizard
Inhabits railway embankments, slopes and bare ground sites in gravel pits. When impacts occur, advanced replacement habitats are often required.
About this species ›Kingfisher
Breeds in steep banks on the Günz, Mindel, Kammel and Danube and is dependent on structurally rich, water-associated river sections.
About this species ›Great crested newt
Lives in fish-free small water bodies and drainage structures in the wetland landscape and benefits from the creation of new sunny still water bodies.
About this species ›Which projects trigger a compensation obligation?
Commercial and industrial development
Extensions of enterprises and new business areas, for example around the industrial sites on the A8, seal land and trigger compensation obligations.
Transport and infrastructure projects
Expansion of roads, rail facilities and cycle paths along the Ulm, Augsburg corridor requires impact assessments and compensation measures according to the BayKompV.
Residential and housing development
New residential and mixed-use areas in the growing towns and municipalities of the district create a need for compensation and replacement land.
Energy and decommissioning projects
Ground-mounted photovoltaic systems, grid expansion and the decommissioning of Gundremmingen nuclear power station are projects with nature conservation compensation implications.
From enquiry to monitoring
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Offer and advice
A transparent offer covering measure types, scope and availability.
Coordination with authorities
Full coordination with the lower nature conservation authority. We handle everything.
Long-term monitoring
Permanent securing of the land, management and documentation across the contract term.
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