Eco-points and compensation areas
District of Neuwied
Eco-points and compensation areas in Neuwied district, assessed according to the Landeskompensationsverordnung Rheinland-Pfalz (LKompVO). greeNature operates nationwide and is your full-service partner for nature conservation compensation between Middle Rhine and Westerwald.
The District of Neuwied at a glance
Neuwied district lies in the north of Rheinland-Pfalz on the right bank of the Middle Rhine and extends from the Rhine valley floodplain to the heights of the Westerwald. The administrative seat and largest city is Neuwied. The district borders North Rhine-Westphalia in the north and belongs to the economically closely intertwined area between Bonn, Koblenz and Andernach.
Geographically the district is divided into two. The broad Neuwied basin and the Rhine slopes belong to natural region D44 (Middle Rhine area), while the eastern and northern part as Lower Westerwald counts as natural region D39 (Westerwald). Volcanic deposits characterise the subsoil; the Neuwied basin is one of Germany's most significant pumice and basalt extraction areas.
Ecologically the district links warmth-loving slope habitats at the Rhine with extensive broadleaf forests of the Westerwald. Large parts of the district lie in the Naturpark Rhein-Westerwald. Natura 2000 areas include the forests between Linz and Neuwied, the Wied rocky valleys, the Rhine slopes between Unkel and Neuwied and the bird protection area Engerser Field in the Rhine floodplain.
Economically, raw material extraction in the Neuwied basin, industry and business in the Rhine valley and settlement pressure from the Bonn/Koblenz conurbation shape the district. Raw material extraction, transport projects, residential and business areas and wind power in the Westerwald regularly trigger impacts whose compensation must follow Landeskompensationsverordnung Rheinland-Pfalz (LKompVO).
🗺️ Associated natural regions
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🌿 Ecological features
- FFH area Forests between Linz and Neuwied with extensive, naturally intact broadleaf forests
- FFH area Wied rocky valleys with naturally intact stream and rocky habitats
- FFH area Rhine slopes between Unkel and Neuwied with warmth-loving slope and rocky habitats
- Bird protection area Engerser Field in the Rhine floodplain with wet and open-land habitats
- Naturpark Rhein-Westerwald over large parts of the district area
- Neuwied basin with pumice, basalt and clay deposits as raw-material-shaped landscape
- Ten designated nature conservation areas in the district area
✅ greeNature on the ground
greeNature works nationwide and manages compensation projects in Rheinland-Pfalz according to the Landeskompensationsverordnung (LKompVO). We know the habitat value procedure of the state, the eco-account system and the requirements of the lower nature conservation authority at the Kreisverwaltung Neuwied. From requirements analysis through natural region classification (D39 or D44) to authority coordination we undertake the entire process.
Typical measures in the district of Neuwied
Floodplain and watercourse restoration
Removal of riverbank structures, connection of oxbow arms and promotion of natural dynamics at Rhine, Wied and their tributary streams. This creates steep banks, shallow water zones and floodplain forest as habitat for kingfishers, fish and amphibians.
Broadleaf forest development in Westerwald
Conversion of structurally sparse coniferous stands to site-appropriate beech and oak mixed forests, promotion of old and dead wood and forest margins. Such measures ecologically enhance the forests of Lower Westerwald and create habitats for European wildcat and black stork.
Traditional orchards and dry habitats
Creation and management of traditional orchard meadows, dry stone walls and calcareous grasslands on climatically favoured Rhine slopes. These structures secure warmth-loving insects, reptiles and cavity-nesting bird species.
Grassland extensification
Conversion of intensively managed meadows to species-rich wet and calcareous grassland in the valleys of Wied and Rhine through adapted mowing and forgoing fertilisation, as habitat for meadow-breeding birds and insects.
Species protection CEF and FCS
Bat roosts in old mine tunnels, quarries and buildings, kingfisher steep banks at Wied and Rhine and replacement habitats for sand lizards on slopes and railway embankments, each as advanced CEF or population-supporting FCS measure under §§ 44 and 45 BNatSchG.
Hedgerows and habitat network
Creation of hedgerows, field copses and stepping-stone habitats between Rhine slopes, forest margins and open land. These elements network habitats and enhance the cultural landscape in the transition from Rhine valley and Westerwald.
Protected species in the Rhine valley, Neuwied basin and Lower Westerwald
Black stork in the forest valleys
The large, low-disturbance broadleaf forests of the Westerwald and the Wied stream valleys provide the black stork with breeding and foraging habitats at naturally intact forest streams. For impacts on forest and watercourses, nest protection, low disturbance and enhancement of foraging waterbodies are central measures.
About this species ›European wildcat in the broadleaf forests
The contiguous broadleaf forests between Rhine and Westerwald belong to the distribution area of the European wildcat (Appendix IV Habitats Directive). Structurally diverse forest margins, dead wood and a habitat network via hedgerows secure its habitats in forest impacts.
About this species ›Kingfisher at Wied and Rhine
At Wied, Rhine and their tributary streams, the kingfisher breeds in natural steep banks. For watercourse and riverbank works, steep-wall modelling, riverbank restoration and securing of fish-rich shallow-water zones are typical CEF measures for the strictly protected species.
About this species ›Bats in tunnels and quarries
Old mine tunnels, basalt and pumice extraction sites and buildings provide species such as greater mouse-eared bats and Bechstein's bats with roosts. All species are strictly protected; for demolition, refurbishment or infilling, replacement roosts are required as a CEF measure.
About this species ›Hazel dormouse in forests and hedgerows
The strictly protected hazel dormouse inhabits structurally diverse forest margins, hedgerows and shrublands in the Naturpark Rhein-Westerwald. For clearance, section-by-section, professionally supervised vegetation removal and networking of replacement habitats are required.
About this species ›Sand lizard on Rhine slopes
The climatically favoured Rhine slopes between Unkel and Neuwied, dry stone walls, slope fallows and railway embankments are habitats for the sand lizard. In infrastructure and settlement projects, replacement habitats with sunbathing and refuge sites are a frequently targeted species measure.
About this species ›Which projects trigger a compensation obligation?
Raw material extraction (pumice and basalt)
The Neuwied basin and Westerwald rank among the significant extraction areas for pumice, basalt and clay. New sites and expansions of extraction sites significantly affect nature and landscape and trigger compensation and reclamation obligations under LKompVO.
Settlement and business in Rhine valley
Residential and business areas in Neuwied, Linz am Rhein and Rhine municipalities lead to land sealing and require nature conservation compensation. Owners of suitable land can benefit as land providers.
Infrastructure and transport
Expansion and maintenance of federal and state roads, bridge structures and projects on the right Rhine line trigger compensation and replacement obligations under impact mitigation regulation.
Energy and wind power
Wind power and photovoltaic projects on the heights of the Westerwald generate compensation requirements and can trigger species protection CEF and FCS measures, for instance for black storks and bats in surrounding forests.
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