Eco-points and compensation areas
District of Rottal-Inn
Officially recognised eco-points for impacts in Rottal-Inn district, immediately available from eco-accounts. greeNature solutions is your full-service partner for compensation under BayKompV in the Rottal and lower Inn valley.
The District of Rottal-Inn at a glance
Rottal-Inn district is located in the south of the administrative region Lower Bavaria and is traversed by the Rott, which divides the district from west to east into two roughly equal halves. In the south, the Inn forms the border with Austria. The administrative seat is Pfarrkirchen, with further centres being Eggenfelden and Simbach am Inn.
Geographically, the district belongs predominantly to the Isar-Inn hill country, a tertiary hill country of sands, gravels and clays, covered by Ice Age loess and clay deposits. Characteristic are the broad, fertile Rottal valley, the undulating arable hills of the surrounding area and the steep, sun-exposed Inn slopes between Buch and Simbach. This diversity of valley, slope and hill country creates a small-scale mosaic of different sites.
Ecologically, the Lower Inn with its reservoirs and riparian forests, part of the European reserve and Avifaunal Directive site Salzach and Lower Inn, is particularly significant, as well as the Rott floodplains with wet meadows and oxbows. The district comprises five Habitats Directive sites, including the Inn slopes from Buch to Simbach, the Altbach area south-west of Triftern as well as lowland moors and spring mires in the Isar-Inn hill country. Church roof spaces in the district also house significant breeding colonies of the greater mouse-eared bat.
Economically, intensive agriculture in the fertile Rottal, the spa triangle with thermal and geothermal sites (Bad Birnbach, Bad Griesbach im Rottal) as well as commerce and medium-sized businesses characterise the district. The expansion of transport routes such as the B12, new commercial and residential areas, ground-mounted photovoltaic installations and geothermal projects regularly trigger compensation and replacement obligations under BayKompV.
🗺️ Associated natural regions
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🌿 Ecological features
- Avifaunal Directive site and European reserve Salzach and Lower Inn (SPA), internationally significant resting and breeding area
- Habitats Directive site Inn slopes from Buch to Simbach with warmth-loving slope forests and dry sites
- Habitats Directive site Altbach area south-west of Triftern
- Lowland moors and spring mires in the Isar-Inn hill country (Habitats Directive), habitat for amphibians and wet meadow species
- Greater mouse-eared bat colonies in the Lower Bavarian hill country, breeding colonies in church roof spaces
- Rott floodplains with wet meadows, oxbows and meadow-breeding bird areas
- Spa triangle with thermal and geothermal sites Bad Birnbach and Bad Griesbach
✅ greeNature on the ground
Our Bavarian location (Kastl, district Altötting) borders directly on Rottal-Inn district. We know the lower nature conservation authority in Pfarrkirchen, the regional land pools and the nature conservation peculiarities of the Rottal and lower Inn valley from daily practice.
Typical measures in the district of Rottal-Inn
Restoration of Rott floodplains
Reconnection of oxbows, development of near-natural bank strips and wet meadows along the Rott and its tributaries, enhancement of spawning and breeding habitats in the valley area.
Meadow-breeding bird grassland
Extensification of intensively managed valley meadows with adapted mowing and rewetting, targeted for northern lapwing and other meadow-breeding birds in the Rott floodplains.
Hedgerows and habitat networks
Establishment of hedgerows, field margins and flower areas in the simplified arable land of the Rottal, stepping-stone habitats and habitat for skylark, grey partridge and wild bees.
Dry habitats on Inn slopes
Management and new creation of sunny borders, stone heaps and poor slope sites for the sand lizard, frequent target species for CEF measures in impacts on railway and road embankments.
Securing bat roosts
Preservation and optimisation of breeding colonies of the greater mouse-eared bat in church roof spaces and buildings as well as securing of undisturbed hunting habitats in the surrounding area.
Small water bodies and lowland moors
New creation and renovation of pools, spring mires and lowland moor areas in the Isar-Inn hill country as breeding ponds for amphibians and habitat for great crested newt and wet meadow species.
Protected species in the Rottal and lower Inn valley
Greater mouse-eared bat
Church roof spaces in the district house significant breeding colonies (Habitats Directive site Greater mouse-eared bat colonies in the Lower Bavarian hill country). For renovations and construction projects, roost securing and CEF measures under § 44 BNatSchG are required.
About this species ›Kingfisher
Rott, Inn and their tributaries provide steep banks and fish-rich water sections. Natural bank collapses serve as breeding sites, which are preserved and created through CEF measures such as steep bank modelling.
About this species ›Northern lapwing
The moist valley meadows of the Rott floodplains are breeding grounds for the northern lapwing. Extensification, adapted mowing dates and rewetting secure breeding success of this endangered meadow-breeding bird species.
About this species ›Sand lizard
Sun-exposed Inn slopes, railway embankments and road verges are typical habitats. In infrastructure and settlement projects, the sand lizard is one of the most frequent target species for CEF measures.
About this species ›Skylark
The extensive arable land of the Rottal is habitat for the skylark. Skylark gaps, flower strips and extensive arable margins are proven compensation measures in agricultural land.
About this species ›Great crested newt
The lowland moors and spring mires in the Isar-Inn hill country as well as small water bodies in the valley area provide spawning habitats. Creation of networked pools is a typical measure for population preservation.
About this species ›Which projects trigger a compensation obligation?
Traffic and infrastructure
Expansion and bypass routes along the B12 (axis Passau, Munich), district roads as well as bridge and cycle path new construction over Rott and Inn regularly trigger compensation and replacement obligations under BayKompV.
Energy and geothermal energy
Geothermal installations in the spa triangle (Bad Birnbach, Bad Griesbach), ground-mounted photovoltaic installations on hill country sites and wind power projects require nature conservation compensation and species protection assessments.
Commercial and settlement
New commercial and residential areas in Pfarrkirchen, Eggenfelden and Simbach am Inn lead to land sealing and thus create compensation requirements. Farmers in the surrounding area can contribute land as eco-accounts or compensation areas.
Flood protection
Following the 2016 flooding, retention basins, dike construction measures and water body restoration on Rott, Simbach and tributaries are relevant. These projects require accompanying compensation and CEF measures.
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