Eco-points and compensation areas
District of Hameln-Pyrmont
Eco-points available immediately from officially recognised eco-accounts. greeNature is your nationwide full-service partner for compensation under nature conservation law in the Weser Uplands, assessed using the Lower Saxon habitat value procedure (NAGBNatSchG).
The District of Hameln-Pyrmont at a glance
Hameln-Pyrmont district lies in southern Lower Saxony in the Weser Uplands and is crossed by the Upper Weser. The district seat and administrative centre is the Pied Piper town of Hameln. Lower Saxony is not divided into administrative regions, so the district is assigned directly to the federal state.
The landscape is defined by the wooded ridges of Ith, Süntel, Deister and Osterwald, formed from shell limestone and sandstone. Between the ridges lie fertile basins and valleys with beech forests, calcareous grassland, traditional orchards, and the floodplains of the Weser, Emmer, Hamel and Humme.
Ecologically significant is the network of Natura 2000 sites, including the Ith FFH site with its beech and ravine forests, the Sollingvorland EU special protection area, and the Eagle Owl Breeding Sites in the Weser Uplands special protection area on the rock faces and quarries of the Süntel.
Economically, the region is shaped by limestone and raw material extraction, forestry, the spa and tourism town of Bad Pyrmont, and the expansion of wind energy on the ridges. These projects regularly generate a compensation requirement, which in Lower Saxony is handled through the habitat value procedure and eco-points.
🗺️ Associated natural regions
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🌿 Ecological features
- Ith FFH site (No. 114), beech and ravine forests on shell limestone
- Ith Nature Reserve, one of the largest limestone rock and beech forest complexes in the Weser and Leine Uplands
- Sollingvorland EU special protection area (V68) in the southern part of the district
- Eagle Owl Breeding Sites in the Weser Uplands EU special protection area (V69), rock faces and quarries of the Süntel
- The Upper Weser with its floodplain landscape and tributaries such as the Emmer, Hamel and Humme
- The Süntel, Deister and Osterwald ridges with extensive beech forests
- Calcareous grassland and traditional orchards on the shell-limestone slopes
✅ greeNature on the ground
greeNature operates nationwide and works within Lower Saxon compensation law using the habitat value procedure under the NAGBNatSchG and the guidance documents of the NLWKN. We coordinate measures and eco-accounts with the lower nature conservation authority of Hameln-Pyrmont district and know the particularities of the Weser Uplands landscape from practical project experience.
Typical measures in the district of Hameln-Pyrmont
Near-natural forest conversion
Development of site-appropriate mixed beech forests on the shell-limestone ridges, woodland edge design, and maintaining old and dead wood as habitat for cavity-nesting birds, bats and wood-dwelling beetles.
Calcareous grassland and managed pasture
Scrub clearance and extensive sheep or goat grazing of the species-rich semi-dry grassland on the Ith and Süntel, providing habitat for rare orchids, wild bees and warmth-loving insects.
Watercourse restoration
Creation of near-natural bank structures and riparian woodland fringes on the Weser tributaries Emmer, Hamel and Humme, promoting connectivity, spawning habitats and breeding habitats for the kingfisher.
Grassland extensification
Conversion of intensively used floodplain land on the Upper Weser into species-rich, late-mown wet meadows as habitat for meadow-breeding birds, amphibians and insects.
Hedgerows and habitat network
Creation of hedgerows, field copses and traditional orchards in the cleared farmland, providing stepping-stone habitats between the ridges for the hazel dormouse, farmland birds and wild bees.
CEF and FCS species protection
Tailored advance compensation measures: bat roosts in forests and buildings, habitat structures for the sand lizard, and securing rock structures for the eagle owl, implemented in line with the NLWKN guidance documents.
Protected species in the Weser Uplands on the Upper Weser
Black stork
The extensive, quiet beech forests of the ridges offer breeding opportunities for the black stork, while the near-natural stream valleys serve as foraging habitat. For projects near forests, the disturbance prohibitions under § 44 BNatSchG and, where applicable, FCS measures must be observed.
About this species ›European wildcat
The forest-rich Weser Uplands are part of the distribution area of the European wildcat. Structurally rich woodland edges, dead wood and a continuous habitat network are key aims of compensation and connectivity measures.
About this species ›Bats in beech forests
Bechstein's bat, the greater mouse-eared bat and other species use the old deciduous forests as roosts and hunting grounds. Maintaining cavity trees and providing replacement roosts are typical CEF measures for impacts on forest stands.
About this species ›Hazel dormouse
The hazel dormouse inhabits species-rich woodland edges, hedgerows and scrub. For clearance and route projects, it is a frequently assessed target species, for which connective structures and nutrient-poor habitat areas are created.
About this species ›Sand lizard
The sand lizard finds suitable habitats on sunny limestone slopes, railway embankments and in former quarries. It is a regular target species for infrastructure and extraction projects and requires advance compensation measures.
About this species ›Great crested newt and amphibians
The great crested newt, fire salamander and common toad occur in the forest and floodplain waters of the hill country. Newly created, fish-free small water bodies are proven measures to compensate for habitat loss.
About this species ›Which projects trigger a compensation obligation?
Raw material extraction and quarries
The extraction of limestone and sandstone in the Weser Uplands supplies the building materials and cement industry. Extensions to extraction fields and recultivation regularly trigger compensation and replacement obligations, which are assessed using the habitat value procedure.
Wind energy
Priority and reserve areas on the ridges lead to a compensation requirement. In addition to compensating for impacts, FCS measures for wind-sensitive species such as the red kite and black stork are relevant here.
Transport and infrastructure
The maintenance and expansion of federal roads such as the B1 and B83 along the Weser, town bypasses, and bridge and cycle path construction generate impacts that must be compensated for under nature conservation law.
Settlement, commerce and tourism
Residential and commercial development in Hameln and Hessisch Oldendorf, as well as projects at the spa and tourism town of Bad Pyrmont, lead to land sealing and a corresponding compensation requirement.
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