Eco-points and compensation areas
District of Lippe
Eco-points and compensation areas in Kreis Lippe from recognised eco-accounts. greeNature accompanies your compensation under the State Nature Conservation Act NRW and the Ökokonto-VO as full-service partner, from assessment of the impact through to official recognition.
The District of Lippe at a glance
Kreis Lippe lies in the north-east of North Rhine-Westphalia and belongs to the Detmold administrative region in the region East Westphalia-Lippe. On around 1,246 square kilometres live about 349,000 people in 16 towns and municipalities. The district seat and administrative centre is Detmold. The district extends from the Teutoburger Wald through Lipper Highlands to the Weser lowland in the north.
Geographically the district is three-part. The highland ridge of the Teutoburger Wald with Barnacken (446 m) and the adjoining Egge range separate the Senne in the south-west from the hilly Lipper Highlands in the centre and east. Geologically, limestone and sandstone ridges characterise the highlands, whilst loess and clay soils determine lowland areas. Bega, Werre and Emmer drain the highlands to the Weser. In the BfN classification, the district lies in the natural regions Weser Highlands (D36) and Upper Weser Highlands (D36) plus with the Senne area in the Westphalian Lowland Bay (D34).
Ecologically the Teutoburger Wald/Egge nature reserve spans the entire district. Known protected sites include the FFH site Donoper Pond and Hiddeser Bent (DE-4018-301) near Detmold, the Senne bird protection site in the south-west plus nature reserves around the Externsteine and Silberbach valley. Calcareous beech forests, calcareous grasslands, near-natural streams and the culturally significant Lipper Avenues form a diverse biotope mosaic.
Economically Lippe is part of the East Westphalia-Lippe industrial and innovation region with strong manufacturing, including electrical engineering (Blomberg location), plastics and furniture industry plus Ostwestfalen-Lippe Technical University in Lemgo and Detmold. Commercial expansions, transport and energy projects plus settlement development regularly trigger impacts whose compensation must be provided via the biotope-value procedure customary in NRW and the Ökokonto-VO.
🗺️ Associated natural regions
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🌿 Ecological features
- Teutoburger Wald/Egge nature reserve, which spans the entire district area
- FFH site Donoper Pond and Hiddeser Bent (DE-4018-301) near Detmold
- Senne bird protection site with adjacent areas in the south-west of the district
- Nature reserves around the Externsteine and Silberbach valley in the Teutoburger Wald
- Calcareous beech forests and calcareous grasslands on the highlands of Teutoburger Wald and Egge
- Bega, Werre and Emmer as characteristic watercourses of Lipper Highlands
- Lipper Avenues and pollard trees as culturally significant biotope structures
✅ greeNature on the ground
greeNature operates nationwide and manages compensation projects in East Westphalia-Lippe. We co-ordinate with the lower nature conservation authority of Kreis Lippe and Detmold District Government and know the biotope-value procedure customary in North Rhine-Westphalia, the Ökokonto-VO under § 32 LNatSchG NRW and requirements for advance compensation and CEF measures from ongoing project work.
Typical measures in the district of Lippe
Stream and floodplain restoration
Removal of bank reinforcement and restoration of near-natural watercourse courses on Bega, Werre and Emmer, supplemented by floodplain woodland strips and riparian buffer strips as habitat for kingfisher, bullhead and brook lamprey.
Near-natural broadleaf and beech forest
Conversion of structurally poor coniferous plantations to site-appropriate calcareous beech forests on the highlands of Teutoburger Wald and Egge, increase in dead and fallen timber and securing of habitat trees.
Calcareous grasslands and semi-arid grassland
Scrub clearance and extensive grazing of thermophilic calcareous grasslands on the limestone ridges of the highlands, promotion of orchids, wild bees and butterflies.
Traditional orchards, hedgerows and avenues
Creation and management of traditional orchard meadows, field hedgerows and the district-typical Lipper Avenues as habitat network and food habitat for little owl, red-backed shrike and bats.
Grassland extensification
Conversion of intensively managed meadows and pastures in stream and river lowlands into species-rich extensive grassland as habitat for meadow-breeding birds and insects.
Species protection CEF and FCS
Advance measures under § 44 BNatSchG, such as roost provision for forest-dwelling bats, amphibian waters for the great crested newt plus replacement habitats for sand lizard and hazel dormouse.
Protected species in the Lipper Highlands and Teutoburger Wald
Black stork
The extensive, water-rich forests of Teutoburger Wald and Egge offer the disturbance-sensitive black stork breeding and feeding habitats. Protection of nest sites and near-natural forest streams is typical compensation planning work.
About this species ›Bats
Dead and fallen timber-rich beech forests plus traditional orchard stands are hunting habitat and roosts for, among others, Bechstein's bat and greater mouse-eared bat. Affected breeding and resting sites require CEF measures with replacement roosts.
About this species ›Kingfisher
Near-natural sections of Bega, Werre and Emmer host kingfisher breeding in steep banks. Restorations with bank erosion and structured watercourse margins create permanently suitable breeding habitats.
About this species ›Great crested newt
Still waters and pond landscapes such as around Donoper Pond harbour the FFH Directive-protected great crested newt. Creation and networking of fish-free breeding waters are proven compensation measures.
About this species ›Hazel dormouse
The hazel dormouse inhabits structure-rich forest edges, hedgerows and understory-rich broadleaf forests of Lipper Highlands. In cases of hedgerow impact, networked hedgerow and margin structures secure its habitats.
About this species ›Skylark
In the open field landscape of the lowlands, the skylark breeds as a characteristic species of farmland. Extensified arable margins, flowering areas and skylark windows support its declining populations.
About this species ›Which projects trigger a compensation obligation?
Commerce and industry in East Westphalia-Lippe
The East Westphalia-Lippe industrial region with focuses on electrical engineering, plastics and furniture industry (including Blomberg location) regularly produces business expansions and new commercial areas. Land sealing and tree loss trigger compensation and replacement obligations under LNatSchG NRW.
Transport and infrastructure
Expansion and conversion of federal and state roads, town bypasses plus rail routes in the district create impacts on hedgerows, watercourses and open land requiring compensation via the biotope-value procedure.
Energy and renewable sources
Wind energy projects on the highlands, photovoltaic free-field installations and network expansion require statutory nature-conservation compensation and, where breeding or resting sites are affected, species protection CEF and FCS measures.
Settlement development
Residential and commercial building areas in Detmold, Bad Salzuflen, Lemgo and other municipalities require land-based compensation. Owners of suitable land can contribute their properties as compensation or eco-account areas.
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Coordination with authorities
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Long-term monitoring
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