Eco-points and compensation areas
City of Weiden in der Oberpfalz
Eco-points available immediately from officially recognised eco-accounts for the independent city of Weiden in the Oberpfalz. greeNature, your full-service partner for nature conservation compensation according to BayKompV in northern Oberpfalz.
The City of Weiden in der Oberpfalz at a glance
Weiden in the Oberpfalz is an independent city and regional centre of northern Oberpfalz. The city lies at the intersection of the natural regions Upper Palatinate hilly region and Front Upper Palatinate Forest and is almost completely enclosed by Neustadt an der Waldnaab district. The Waldnaab runs through the city area from north to south and forms a continuous natural green corridor.
The entire city area lies in the Nature Park Northern Upper Palatinate Forest. Characteristic are extensive forest areas such as Mantel Forest, Altenstädter Forest and Fischerberg as well as several landscape protection areas, including the Waldnaab depression. On granite-dominated soils, forests, damp valley floodplains and settlement-fringing open-land areas alternate.
Ecologically significant are the naturalised Waldnaab floodplains with their damp meadows and riparian woodland and the traditional pollard willow avenues, which have received supraregional attention as a regional cultural landscape. These structures provide habitat for watercourse-dependent and wet-meadow-typical species.
Economically, Weiden is historically shaped by the porcelain and textile industry, with still-existing porcelain manufactures, and as a university site of the East Bavarian Technical University Amberg-Weiden a regional education and administration focus. Housing, commercial development and transport infrastructure regularly generate compensation requirements according to BayKompV in the city area.
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🌿 Ecological features
- Waldnaab as a continuous watercourse axis and natural green corridor through city area
- Entire city area located in Nature Park Northern Upper Palatinate Forest
- Several landscape protection areas, including Waldnaab depression
- Pollard willow avenues as traditional, supraregionally respected cultural landscape
- Extensive forest areas Mantel Forest, Altenstädter Forest and Fischerberg
- Location at the intersection of two natural regions (Upper Palatinate hilly region and Front Upper Palatinate Forest)
✅ greeNature on the ground
greeNature is active as a partner for nature conservation compensation in northern Oberpfalz and develops eco-account and compensation areas together with landowners, farmers and municipalities. We know the lower nature conservation authority of the city of Weiden, the natural region features between Waldnaab and Upper Palatinate Forest and land availability in the region. From land securing through planning according to BayKompV to permanent management and monitoring, we accompany project developers who want to legally compensate impacts in the city area and surrounding area. Because BayKompV requires natural region allocation of compensation, we ensure compensation takes effect as much as possible in the affected natural region.
Typical measures in the city of Weiden in der Oberpfalz
Waldnaab watercourse restoration
Upgrading of bank areas, connection of floodplains and oxbows and development of naturalised watercourse structures along the Waldnaab, to improve spawning and habitats of watercourse-dependent species.
De-sealing in urban space
Removal of no longer used sealed surfaces in settlement and commercial areas, restoration of soil functions and establishment of green, water-absorbent areas as urban-fringe compensation.
Grassland upgrading in the surrounding area
Extensification and development of species-rich damp and wet meadows in the Waldnaab valley floodplains, as habitat for meadow-breeding birds and wet-meadow-typical insect communities.
Pollard willow and traditional orchard management
Retention and new establishment of region-typical pollard willow stocks and traditional orchards at settlement edges, habitat for cavity-dwelling birds, bats and wild bees.
Woodland and hedgerow structures
Establishment of hedgerows, field woodland and site-appropriate new afforestation as stepping-stone habitats and habitat network between settlement, open countryside and forest edge.
Species protection CEF/FCS
Prerequisite measures according to § 44 BNatSchG, such as replacement habitats for sand lizard on railway facilities and slopes and bat roosts on buildings and in woodland, tailored according to BayKompV.
Protected species in the Northern Oberpfalz on the Waldnaab
Bats
Buildings in city area, old woodland stocks and Waldnaab floodplains provide roosts and hunting habitats for several bat species. Renovation and demolition frequently require roost verification and CEF replacement roosts.
About this species ›Sand lizard
Slopes, railway facilities and warm-dry ruderal areas provide sand lizard habitat. In construction and infrastructure projects, it is a common target species for which prerequisite CEF measures are required.
About this species ›Kingfisher
Naturalised sections of the Waldnaab with steep banks and bank collapse areas offer the kingfisher breeding opportunities. Restoration of bank areas ranks among effective upgrading measures.
About this species ›Amphibians
Ponds, pools and damp depressions in city area and surrounding area are spawning waters for amphibians. New establishment and networking of small waters are typical compensation measures.
About this species ›Meadow-breeding birds
In damp grassland areas of the Waldnaab floodplain, meadow-breeding birds such as northern lapwing occur. Extensively managed wet meadows with adapted cutting regimes secure and improve their breeding habitats.
About this species ›Beaver on the Waldnaab
The beaver is present along the Waldnaab and its secondary watercourses and as a landscape engineer creates valuable damp structures. Beaver-appropriate watercourse development is a typical upgrading measure.
Which projects trigger a compensation obligation?
Residential development
New building areas and densifications in city districts require nature conservation compensation measures. greeNature provides suitable eco-points and undertakes complete coordination with the lower nature conservation authority.
Commerce and industry
Expansions and new establishments in commercial areas, including around traditional porcelain and processing plants, trigger impact and compensation obligations according to BayKompV.
Traffic and Infrastructure
Weiden is a road and rail hub in northern Upper Palatinate. Road construction, bypass routes and infrastructure projects on rail facilities regularly generate compensation requirements and species protection CEF measures.
Public Construction Projects
Education, health and administrative facilities, particularly in the vicinity of the higher education institution, and municipal infrastructure projects require scientifically sound compensation.
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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