Eco-points and compensation areas
District of Hochtaunuskreis
Readily available eco-points from officially recognised eco-accounts. greeNature is your full-service partner for nature conservation-based compensation under the Hessian Compensation Regulation (KV) in the high Taunus and northern Rhine-Main area.
The District of Hochtaunuskreis at a glance
Hochtaunus district lies in the Darmstadt administrative region north-west of Frankfurt am Main. The district seat is Bad Homburg vor der Höhe. The district comprises 13 cities and municipalities and extends from the densely populated front Taunus in the south to the forested high Taunus with Usinger basin in the north.
The district is defined by two BfN natural regions. The south with Bad Homburg, Oberursel, Kronberg and Königstein belongs to the Rhine-Main Lowland (D53), whilst the forested ridge and upland areas around the Großer Feldberg belong to the natural region Taunus (D41). Geologically, Devonian schists, quartzites and the Taunus ridge with its beech and oak forests characterise the area.
Ecologically significant are the extensive broadleaf forests of the high Taunus, the spring-rich valley streams of Weil, Usa and Erlenbach, and the traditional orchard and wine-growing areas on the Taunus slope. Large parts of the district lie within the Taunus Nature Park, with protected areas including the Altkönig nature and FFH area.
The district belongs to the Frankfurt/Rhine-Main conurbation and faces high settlement and infrastructure pressure. Residential construction, commercial development, transport projects and wind energy in the high Taunus regularly trigger impacts that must be compensated under the Hessian Compensation Regulation (KV) using the biotope value method.
🗺️ Associated natural regions
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📍 Selected municipalities
🌿 Ecological features
- Taunus Nature Park, one of Hesse's largest nature parks, covers large parts of the district
- Großer Feldberg and Taunus ridge, characteristic forested uplands with beech forests
- Altkönig nature and FFH area with ecological broadleaf forests
- Spring-rich valley streams of Weil, Usa and Erlenbach in the high Taunus
- Traditional orchards and wine-growing areas on the front Taunus at Kronberg, Königstein and Oberursel
- Usinger basin and high Taunus with open farmland and grassland
✅ greeNature on the ground
greeNature operates nationwide and is regularly active in the Rhine-Main area. We understand the requirements of the Hessian Compensation Regulation, the biotope value method for assessing eco-points and coordination with the lower nature conservation authority of Hochtaunus district from project experience. From assessment through land provision to permanent security, we undertake the complete process.
Typical measures in the district of Hochtaunuskreis
Ecological woodland conversion
Conversion of structurally poor coniferous forests in the Taunus into site-appropriate beech and oak mixed forests, enrichment with old and dead wood and promotion of natural forest regeneration as habitat for hazel dormouse and forest-dependent bat species.
Valley stream and spring restoration
Restoration of ecologically sound watercourse sections on Weil, Usa and Erlenbach, removal of pipes, development of floodplain forest margins and wet meadows as spawning and feeding habitat for amphibians and the kingfisher.
Traditional orchards on the Taunus slope
New creation and management of traditional orchards in the slopes of the front Taunus, habitat for little owl, red-breasted flycatcher and wild bees, and contribution to habitat networking between settlements and forests.
Grassland extensification
Conversion of intensively managed land in Usinger basin and high Taunus into species-rich hay and wet meadows, habitat for meadow birds and insects that visit flowers.
Species protection CEF/FCS
Advanced compensation measures under section 44 of the Federal Nature Conservation Act (BNatSchG), such as habitat features for sand lizards on sunny slopes, bat roosts and nesting protection measures for the black stork, coordinated to KV requirements.
Hedgerows and habitat networking
Creation of field hedgerows, field margins and stepping-stone habitats in the open farmland of the high Taunus, networking of forest edges, traditional orchards and grassland for European wildcat and field birds.
Protected species in the High Taunus and front Taunus
Black stork
The extensive, undisturbed broadleaf forests of the high Taunus with their spring-rich valley streams provide the black stork with breeding and feeding habitat. For impacts and wind energy projects, nesting protection and FCS measures must be assessed.
About this species ›European wildcat
The contiguous forest areas of the Taunus form part of the distribution range of the European wildcat. Forest edge design, old and dead wood and continuous habitat networking are effective compensation approaches.
About this species ›Bats
Bechstein's bat, greater mouse-eared bat and other species use the old broadleaf forests as hunting and roosting habitat. Retention of cavity trees and targeted roost provision are typical measures for woodland impacts.
About this species ›Hazel dormouse
The hazel dormouse inhabits structurally diverse forest margins, shrubland and hedgerows in the Taunus. It is a frequent target species when assessing under section 44 of the Federal Nature Conservation Act (BNatSchG) where tree stands are affected.
About this species ›Amphibians
Fire salamander and midwife toad occur in the stream and spring areas of the high Taunus. Ecologically sound small water bodies and permeable movement corridors are important compensation components.
About this species ›Sand lizard
Sun-exposed slopes, railway embankments and traditional orchard margins in the warm-favoured front Taunus are habitat for the sand lizard. It regularly triggers CEF measures in settlement and transport projects.
About this species ›Which projects trigger a compensation obligation?
Settlement and commercial development
Hochtaunus district is one of Frankfurt/Rhine-Main's growth areas. Residential construction and commercial areas in Bad Homburg, Oberursel, Friedrichsdorf and Steinbach continuously generate compensation requirements under the KV. Landowners with suitable areas can benefit as compensation area providers.
Transport infrastructure
Expansion and conversion of federal and state roads, bypass roads and projects in rail-based local transport in the Rhine-Main area trigger compensation and replacement obligations that must be assessed using the biotope value method.
Wind energy in the high Taunus
Wind energy locations in the uplands of the high Taunus at Weilrod and Grävenwiesbach require careful species protection assessment, particularly for the black stork and raptors, plus FCS measures and compensation for forest impacts.
Forest impacts and replacement afforestation
Clearances for building and cable projects in the forested district result in replacement afforestations and woodland conversion measures. greeNature develops site-appropriate, permanently secured compensation areas for this.
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Coordination with authorities
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Long-term monitoring
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