Eco-points and compensation areas
District of Kulmbach
Eco-points in Kulmbach district available in the short term. greeNature solutions accompanies your project as a full-service partner throughout compensation under BayKompV, from land securing to long-term management and documentation.
The District of Kulmbach at a glance
Kulmbach district is located in the north-east of Bavaria in the administrative region of Upper Franconia. At Kulmbach, White Main and Red Main converge and form the Main. In the north, the district extends into the Franconian Forest, in the east it borders the Fichtel Mountains, in the south-west it has a share in the Northern Franconian Alb, and the central and western parts belong to the Upper Main hill country. The district seat is the large town of Kulmbach with its far-visible Plassenburg.
Naturally, the district is distributed across three major landscapes: the Bavarian-Upper Main hill country (D62) with the wide, arable-dominated Upper Main hill country, the Thuringian-Franconian uplands (D48) with the forested heights of the Franconian Forest and extensions of the Fichtel Mountains and the Franconian Alb (D61) with the lime and dry sites of the Northern Franconian Alb. Along the Franconian line, the Variscan basement blocks of the Franconian Forest and the younger superimposed rock meet directly, giving the district an unusual geological variety in a small area.
Ecologically, the district is richly structured. Floodplain valleys of White and Red Main, beech and mixed forests of the Franconian Forest, traditional orchard stands and hedgerows of the cultural landscape and calcareous grassland and dry slopes of the Franconian Alb create a broad habitat mosaic. The district has four nature conservation areas, 14 landscape conservation areas and approximately 21 FFH areas of the European Natura 2000 conservation area network. The Franconian Forest Nature Park characterises the north of the district area.
Economically, Kulmbach is one of Bavaria's significant food and beverage manufacturing locations and is known regionally as a beer and food location. Machine manufacturing, textile and supplier companies add to this, along with Campus Kulmbach of the University of Bayreuth, a growing science location for life sciences. Industrial settlements, infrastructure projects and renewable energy sites regularly trigger compensation obligations under BayKompV, for which suitable compensation areas and eco-points are required.
🗺️ Associated natural regions
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🌿 Ecological features
- Confluence of White Main and Red Main forming the Main west of Kulmbach town
- Share in the Franconian Forest Nature Park with extensive, natural forest areas in the north
- Limestone dry and marginal sites of the Northern Franconian Alb in the south-west
- Approximately 21 FFH areas as well as four nature conservation and 14 landscape conservation areas
- Geological boundary of the Franconian line between basement and superimposed rock
- Significant food and beverage location with Campus Kulmbach of the University of Bayreuth
✅ greeNature on the ground
greeNature solutions knows the natural region characteristics between Franconian Forest, Upper Main hill country and Northern Franconian Alb and develops compensation measures suited to the respective natural region and the requirements of the lower nature conservation authority of Kulmbach district. As a full-service partner, we handle land selection, measure planning, authority coordination, implementation and long-term management and documentation.
Typical measures in the district of Kulmbach
Floodplain development on White and Red Main
Restoration of watercourse sections and development of site-appropriate floodplain forests and wet meadows in the valleys of White and Red Main.
Grassland extensification in the Upper Main hill country
Conversion of intensive arable land into species-rich extensively-managed grassland with adapted mowing, to promote open country species of the cultural landscape.
Traditional orchards and hedgerows in the cultural landscape
Establishment and management of traditional orchard meadows, hedgerows and copses as connecting structural elements in the transition between arable land and settlement.
Forest conversion in the Franconian Forest
Conversion of structurally poor conifer plantations into natural, site-appropriate deciduous and mixed forests to strengthen climate resilience and forest habitats.
Dry and calcareous grassland management in the Franconian Alb
Clearing and management mowing or grazing of limestone calcareous grassland and dry slopes of the Northern Franconian Alb to secure thermophilic species.
Creation of small ponds and amphibian spawning sites
Creation of sunny small ponds and pools as spawning habitats, also as CEF measures for advance securing of the function of affected breeding sites.
Protected species in the Upper Main valley and Franconian Forest
Black stork
The black stork breeds in the low-disturbance, water-rich forests of the Franconian Forest and is strictly protected under § 44 BNatSchG. Projects in its vicinity require careful species protection assessment.
About this species ›European wildcat
The European wildcat is once again native to the forested Franconian Forest and depends on large-scale networked, fragmentation-free forest habitats, which must receive particular attention during impacts.
About this species ›Kingfisher
The kingfisher occupies natural sections of White and Red Main and depends on structurally diverse banks with steep walls for nesting holes. Watercourse restorations promote its populations.
About this species ›Hazel dormouse
The hazel dormouse lives in species-rich forests, hedgerows and shrub fringes. As a strictly protected species under Annex IV of the FFH Directive, targeted avoidance and CEF measures are frequently required before felling.
About this species ›Skylark
The skylark nests in the open arable landscapes of the Upper Main hill country. Its decline makes it a key species for compensation measures in agricultural landscapes.
About this species ›Sand lizard
The sand lizard inhabits sunny slopes, railway embankments and dry sites of the Franconian Alb. In construction projects, relocations and creation of new habitat structures as CEF measures are frequently required.
About this species ›Which projects trigger a compensation obligation?
Commercial and industrial settlement
Expansions and new settlements in the food, textile and mechanical engineering sectors and new industrial areas generate land demand and trigger compensation obligations under BayKompV.
Roads and transport infrastructure
Expansion of federal and state roads, bypass roads and measures on railway infrastructure generally require compensation land for impacts on nature and landscape.
Renewable energies
Wind energy installations in the elevated areas of the Franconian Forest and free-area photovoltaics in the hill country trigger both species protection assessments and compensation requirements.
Settlement and residential development
New residential and mixed-use areas and densification in municipalities lead to land sealing, which must be ecologically offset.
From enquiry to monitoring
Contact and enquiry
Tell us your compensation requirement and the natural region. We check availability.
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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