Eco-points and compensation areas
District of Havelland
Immediately available eco-points from officially authorised eco-accounts in Havelland district. greeNature is your full-service partner for compensation under Brandenburg's impact mitigation regulation (HVE), from land safeguarding in West Havelland to permanent management.
The District of Havelland at a glance
Havelland district lies in western Brandenburg between the state capital Potsdam, the city of Brandenburg an der Havel and the state border with Saxony-Anhalt. The name-giver is the Havel, which winds through the district in wide arcs and shapes the landscape with its lowlands. The administrative seat and district seat is Rathenow.
Geographically the district belongs to the BfN natural region D12, Brandenburg Heath and Lake Region. Characteristic is the alternation of flat ground moraine plains like the Nauener Platte and the wide, groundwater-near lowlands of Havel and Rhin. Extensive lowland moors in the Havelland Luch and Rhinluch offer high potential for re-wetting and compensation.
Ecologically the Havelland is supra-regionally significant. The West Havelland nature park, Brandenburg's largest nature park, covers large parts of the district and is simultaneously designated as a dark-sky reserve. The Havelland Luch is one of only very few areas in Germany with free-living great bustards, and the Lower Havel lowland is one of Central Europe's most important wetlands.
Economically, two regions contrast. In the east, the Berlin hinterland belt grows around Falkensee, Dallgow-Döberitz, Wustermark and Brieselang with strong settlement and commercial pressure. In the west, agriculture, the optical-goods city of Rathenow and wind energy characterise the region. Both developments regularly create compensation requirements under sections 13 to 15 of the Federal Nature Conservation Act (BNatSchG).
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🌿 Ecological features
- West Havelland nature park, Brandenburg's largest nature park and simultaneously a dark-sky reserve with particularly dark night sky
- Lower Havel lowland, one of the largest contiguous inland wetlands in Central Europe, focal point of a major river restoration project
- Havelland Luch and Rhinluch, extensive lowland moors with high potential for re-wetting
- Great bustard occurrence in the Havelland Luch, one of only very few areas in Germany with this species
- Gülper See as internationally important resting and breeding site for water and wading birds
- Sielmann's Döberitzer Heide nature landscape, a large-scale wilderness development on former military training ground
- EU bird protection and FFH areas along the Lower Havel and in the luch lowlands
✅ greeNature on the ground
greeNature operates across Germany and understands Brandenburg administrative practice, verbal-argumentative assessment according to the guidelines for implementation of the impact mitigation regulation (HVE), and the requirements of lower nature conservation authorities. In the Havelland we secure suitable land in the Havel lowland, the Havelland Luch and on the Nauener Platte, plan enhancement according to the impact mitigation regulation and coordinate measures with the Environment Department of the district, water and soil associations and land owners. In doing so, we observe that compensation in Brandenburg is bound to the natural region and the finer subdivision of the landscape programme (LaPro) remains binding. Where species protection need exists under § 44 BNatSchG, we design advanced CEF measures that ensure ecological function for affected species continuously.
Typical measures in the district of Havelland
Peatland re-wetting
Water-table elevation in drained lowland moors of the Havelland Luch and Rhinluch. High upgrade value, carbon sequestration and habitat for wading and meadow birds.
Wet grassland and wading-bird protection
Extensification of damp lowland meadows with adapted, late mowing and grazing. Creation of shallow depressions and wet sites as breeding and feeding habitat for northern lapwings, snipes and other meadow birds.
Small water bodies and ponds
New establishment and remediation of small water bodies on ground moraine plains as breeding habitats for red-bellied toads and great crested newts, complemented by networked terrestrial habitats as CEF measures under § 44 BNatSchG.
Lower Havel restoration
Reconnection of oxbow lakes, bank unfencing and floodplain development on the Lower Havel and its tributaries to improve running-water dynamics and habitat for kingfishers and otters.
Open land and arable extensification
Establishment of fallows, flowering areas and lark windows in the wide open landscape of the luches. Such measures support field birds and create feeding habitat near great bustard occurrences.
Natural forest conversion
Conversion of structurally poor pine plantations on sandy sites into site-appropriate pine-deciduous mixed forests with oak and beech, for greater structure, climate resilience and biodiversity.
Protected species in the Havel floodplain and Havelland Luch
Great bustard
The Havelland Luch is one of only very few areas in Germany with free-living great bustards. The species depends on wide, undisturbed open landscapes with extensive use. Arable extensification, fallows and predation protection are central components here.
Northern lapwing and meadow-breeding birds
The damp lowland meadows of the luches and Havel lowland are breeding habitat for northern lapwings, snipes and other meadow birds. Re-wetting, shallow depressions and extensive grassland use secure and improve habitats.
About this species ›Skylark
In the open field landscape of the Havelland, the skylark is a characteristic bird of agricultural land. Lark windows, flowering strips and extensively used field margins create breeding and feeding habitat and can be implemented as production-integrated compensation.
About this species ›Kingfisher
On the Havel, its oxbow lakes and naturally dynamic bank sections, the kingfisher breeds in cliff faces. Bank unfencing, bank collapse sites and clear, fish-rich waters ensure suitable breeding habitats.
About this species ›Red-bellied toad and great crested newt
The numerous small water bodies and ponds on the ground moraine plains support red-bellied toads and great crested newts. New establishment of breeding ponds and networking of terrestrial habitats support populations.
About this species ›Bats
Old deciduous stands, watercourses and hollow trees provide species such as greater mouse-eared bats and barbastelles roosts and hunting areas. Roost and habitat measures are assessable as enhancement under the HVE.
About this species ›Which projects trigger a compensation obligation?
Traffic and Bundesautobahn A10
The Berlin ring (A10) crosses the east of the district, with bypass routes, bridge structures and expansion of federal and state highways. Such projects regularly trigger compensation and replacement obligations under sections 13 to 15 of the Federal Nature Conservation Act (BNatSchG).
Settlement and commerce in Berlin's hinterland
Falkensee, Dallgow-Döberitz, Wustermark and Brieselang are among the fastest-growing regions in Brandenburg. Residential and commercial areas and logistics sites generate substantial compensation requirements. Owners of suitable land can benefit as providers.
Wind energy and solar photovoltaic
The wind-rich West Havelland is home to numerous wind parks, supplemented by ground-mounted solar photovoltaic installations on sandy sites. Expansion requires nature conservation compensation and, where species are affected, species protection measures under § 44 BNatSchG.
Rail expansion and infrastructure
Expansion of rail connections between Nauen, Rathenow and Berlin, plus grid-based infrastructure lead to impacts on nature and landscape that must be compensated or replaced.
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