Eco-points and compensation areas
District of Kusel
Immediately available eco-points and compensation areas in Kusel district, assessed according to the Landeskompensationsverordnung (LKompVO). greeNature is your nationwide full-service partner for compensation in the Nordpfälzer Bergland and Glan valley.
The District of Kusel at a glance
Kusel district lies in the south-west of Rheinland-Pfalz in the Nordpfälzer Bergland and belongs naturally to the BfN natural region D52 (Saar-Nahe mountain and rolling landscape). The district seat is Kusel, one of Germany's smallest district towns. The district is rural and is divided into 98 district municipalities within three administrative associations (Kusel-Altenglan, Lauterecken-Wolfstein and Upper Glan valley). Most people live in small villages, crossed by Glan and Lauter.
Geologically, the district belongs to Germany's largest contiguous Carboniferous and Permian occurrence. The Rotliegend layers, interspersed with volcanic rocks such as melaphyr and porphyr, form a rolling upland with elevations such as Königsberg (568 m) and Potzberg (562 m). The long extraction history has left quarries and mine tunnels, such as the widely known Rammelsbach quarry, which today form valuable secondary habitats.
Ecologically, forest-rich uplands with beech and oak-hornbeam forests, the naturally intact river and meadow valleys of Glan and Lauter and warmth-loving dry habitats on the Rotliegend slopes characterise the picture. The contiguous forests are retreat area of the European wildcat, old tunnels serve bats as significant winter roosts. For projects near FFH and bird protection areas, special species protection under § 44 BNatSchG and Natura 2000 area provisions must be observed.
The economy is medium-sized and strongly shaped by agriculture and forestry. Compensation requirements arise primarily from wind energy expansion on the uplands, from transport and infrastructure projects along the A62 and A6, from raw material extraction in the quarries and from business and settlement development. For impact and compensation, the Landeskompensationsverordnung (LKompVO) applies in Rheinland-Pfalz in conjunction with §§ 13 to 15 BNatSchG.
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🌿 Ecological features
- Nordpfälzer Bergland with Königsberg (568 m) and Potzberg (562 m)
- Rotliegend and Carboniferous-Permian geology with melaphyr and porphyr slopes
- Rammelsbach quarry as large-scale secondary habitat for pioneer species
- Former mine tunnels as significant bat winter roosts
- Naturally intact river and meadow valleys of Glan and Lauter with their floodplains
- Forest-rich uplands as retreat area for the European wildcat
- Warmth-loving dry habitats and calcareous grasslands on the Rotliegend slopes
✅ greeNature on the ground
greeNature operates nationwide and manages compensation projects also in Kusel district. We know the Landeskompensationsverordnung (LKompVO), the habitat-value-based assessment procedure, the eco-account and coordination with the lower nature conservation authority of the Kreisverwaltung Kusel from ongoing project work. We assign your project to the appropriate natural region and state law and coordinate compensation and replacement early with specialist authorities.
Typical measures in the district of Kusel
Watercourse restoration
Restoration of Glan, Lauter and their watercourses through riparian vegetation, bed elevation and creation of floodplain waterbodies, a gain for kingfishers, amphibians and dragonflies.
Grassland extensification
Conversion of intensively managed land into species-rich wet and calcareous meadows in the valleys and on the uplands of the Bergland, secured through long-term management concepts.
Dry habitats on Rotliegend
Development and management of calcareous grasslands, stone clearance rows and sunlit margin structures on the warmth-benefiting melaphyr and porphyr slopes as habitat for reptiles and wild bees.
Natural forest conversion
Development of site-appropriate beech and oak-hornbeam forests on the uplands, climate-resilient and with high proportions of old and dead wood for promoting habitat networks.
Traditional orchards
Creation and refurbishment of traditional orchard stands on the valley slopes with regional varieties and extensive understory as habitat for cavity breeders and insects.
Species protection CEF/FCS
Advanced measures under § 44 BNatSchG, such as securing bat roosts in tunnels, creation of sunlit small waterbodies for yellow-bellied toads and habitat improvements for red kites and European wildcats.
Protected species in the Nordpfälzer Bergland and Glan valley
Bats in mine tunnels
The numerous former mine tunnels and quarries of the Nordpfälzer Bergland rank among significant winter roosts for species such as greater mouse-eared bat and Bechstein's bat. Roost securing and improvement of foraging habitats are typical measures.
About this species ›European wildcat in the broadleaf forests
The large contiguous forest areas of the district are retreat areas of the strictly protected European wildcat. Forest margin design, dead wood enrichment and habitat networks promote its habitats.
About this species ›Yellow-bellied toad in quarries
Abandoned quarries and excavations in the Rotliegend, for instance in the vicinity of Rammelsbach, provide the yellow-bellied toad with sunlit small waterbodies. Creation of temporary pools is a proven measure for this pioneer species.
About this species ›Sand lizard on dry slopes
The warmth-benefiting melaphyr and porphyr slopes as well as railway embankments and quarry edges are habitat for warmth-loving reptiles. Sand lenses, stone clearance heaps and margin structures serve as CEF measures.
About this species ›Kingfisher at Glan and Lauter
The naturally intact river sections of Glan and Lauter provide the kingfisher with breeding banks and fish-rich waterbodies. Riverbank restoration and creation of steep banks improve its breeding sites.
About this species ›Red kite and black stork
Over the open uplands hunts the red kite; in the quiet, water-rich forest valleys breeds the black stork. Both species must be particularly considered in wind energy projects, for instance through diversion areas and securing of undisturbed nest sites.
About this species ›Which projects trigger a compensation obligation?
Wind energy on the uplands
Expansion of wind energy on the forest-rich uplands of the Nordpfälzer Bergland is the most important trigger of compensation requirements in the district. Beyond compensation for impacts on forest and landscape image, species protection measures under § 44 BNatSchG for red kites, black storks and bats must be provided.
Transport and infrastructure
The A62, the A6 and federal roads such as the B420 and bypasses and bridge structures across Glan and Lauter regularly trigger compensation and replacement obligations. greeNature provides suitable compensation areas for this.
Raw material extraction and quarries
Extraction of hard rock in the melaphyr and porphyr quarries of the district requires reclamation and compensation concepts. Abandoned extraction areas can be deliberately developed into secondary habitats for pioneer species.
Business and settlement development
New business and residential areas in Kusel, Altenglan, Schönenberg-Kübelberg and the administrative associations require nature conservation compensation. Owners of agricultural and forestry land can benefit as land providers.
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