Eco-points in natural region D66
Voralpines Hügel- und Moorland
For impacts in natural region D66, eco-points can be generated precisely where they take ecological effect, in the bogs, litter meadows and waters of the Voralpines Hügel- und Moorland between the Allgäu, Upper Bavaria and the Lake Constance area. greeNature develops and manages compensation land in the Bavarian focal area (BayKompV) as well as in the Baden-Württemberg share (ÖKVO), as a reliable partner for project developers, municipalities and planning offices.
Natural region D66 at a glance
The Voralpines Hügel- und Moorland (D66) runs as a broad band along the northern edge of the Alps, from Lake Constance in the west to the Salzach in the east. By far the largest part lies in southern Bavaria (Allgäu and Upper Bavaria); in the west, the natural region extends across Lake Constance and western Oberschwaben into Baden-Württemberg. It is one of the bog-richest regions in Germany and combines rolling hill country with extensive raised and fen bogs, litter meadows and numerous ice-age lakes such as Lake Constance, the Ammersee and the Starnberger See.
The landscape was shaped during the Würm glaciation by the piedmont glaciers of the Alps. Over the Tertiary Molasse subsoil, the glaciers left young moraines, ridge hills and dead-ice hollows and wide basins, which filled with lakes after the ice melted or gradually silted up into bogs. At Lake Constance, drumlins, streamlined moraine ridges, trace the glacier's former flow direction. In the south, the Molasse hill country rises in the Adelegg to up to 1,129 metres.
Ecologically, calcium-rich fen, transitional and raised bogs, wet and litter meadows, and near-natural watercourses characterise the area. In Baden-Württemberg's Oberschwaben lie the Wurzacher Ried, the largest still-intact raised bog in Central Europe, and the Pfrunger-Burgweiler Ried, bog complexes of European significance; in the Bavarian part, the Murnauer Moos and the Loisach-Kochelsee bogs belong to this group. The Hegau on western Lake Constance occupies a special position, its striking volcanic cones such as the Hohentwiel forming the only significant volcanic rocks in Baden-Württemberg. A dense network of Natura 2000 sites secures these habitats.
The natural region is particularly suited to the impact mitigation regulation, because high-quality upgrades can be achieved through the rewetting of bogs or the restoration of litter meadows. In Bavaria, assessment follows the BayKompV; in the Baden-Württemberg share, the Eco-Account Ordinance (ÖKVO). Both systems account in eco-points and require that compensation and replacement take effect, where possible, true to the natural region, that is, where the impact occurs.
📍 Districts covered
🌿 Ecological features
- One of the bog-richest regions in Germany, with raised, transitional and fen bogs in southern Bavaria and in Baden-Württemberg's Oberschwaben
- Wurzacher Ried near Bad Wurzach (Ravensburg district), the largest still-intact raised bog in Central Europe, complemented by the Pfrunger-Burgweiler Ried
- Murnauer Moos and the Loisach-Kochelsee bogs as extensive bog complexes in the Bavarian Alpine foreland
- Ice-age young moraine landscape with drumlins on the Bodensee and lakes such as Ammersee and Starnberger See
- Volcanic landscape of the Hegau with cones such as the Hohentwiel, the only significant volcanic rocks in Baden-Württemberg
- Molasse upland of the Adelegg reaching up to 1,129 metres
- Dense network of Natura 2000 sites (FFH and SPA sites)
✅ greeNature in this region
greeNature is active as a partner for compensation and replacement measures throughout the pre-Alpine moor and hill country, in the southern Bavarian focus area as well as in the Baden-Württemberg section around the Bodensee and Oberschwaben. We secure suitable land, develop measures typical of the natural region such as moor restoration, litter meadow management and watercourse development, and take on permanent management including monitoring and documentation. In Bavaria we align our assessment with the BayKompV, in the Baden-Württemberg section with the Ökokonto-Verordnung (ÖKVO), which assigns compensation measures to impacts within the same third-order natural region. Project developers, municipalities and planning offices thus receive legally sound eco-points from the natural region D66, technically coordinated and managed for the long term.
Typical measures in natural region D66
Moor restoration and rewetting
Raising water levels in drained raised and fen bogs to preserve peat bodies, bind carbon and recover moor-typical habitats in Oberschwaben and the Bavarian Alpine foothills.
Litter meadow and wet meadow management
Restoration and extensive, mostly single-cut management of litter meadows, which provide habitat for many endangered plant and insect species of the pre-Alpine region.
Watercourse and floodplain development
Restoration of streams and riparian zones, removal of engineered structures and creation of watercourse buffer strips to improve structure and connectivity.
Creation of small water bodies
New spawning waters and ponds as CEF measures for amphibians such as the yellow-bellied toad and great crested newt, tailored to existing populations.
Hedgerows, field margins and woodland edges
Planting and development of woody structures and graduated woodland edges, among other things as habitat and a CEF measure for the hazel dormouse.
Grassland extensification
Conversion of intensively used meadows into species-rich extensively managed grassland with adapted mowing and fertilisation regimes for the benefit of meadow-breeding birds such as the northern lapwing.
Protected species in the Voralpines Hügel- und Moorland
Yellow-bellied toad
The yellow-bellied toad colonises sparsely vegetated small water bodies, puddles and wheel ruts. As a strictly protected species under Annex IV of the Habitats Directive, it frequently triggers advance compensation measures (CEF) with newly created spawning waters when impacts occur.
About this species ›Northern crested newt
The northern crested newt requires fish-free, well-lit spawning waters with abundant submerged vegetation as well as structurally rich terrestrial habitats. It is a species listed in Annex IV of the Habitats Directive and is widespread in the wetland landscapes of the natural region.
About this species ›Sand lizard
The sand lizard inhabits sunny embankments, railway embankments, woodland edges and nutrient-poor sites. For this species, protected under Annex IV, habitat improvements and relocations are often required as CEF measures when impacts occur.
About this species ›Bats
Numerous bat species occur in the natural region, including the greater mouse-eared bat and Bechstein's bat. They use woodlands, water bodies and buildings as foraging and roosting habitats and are strictly protected under Annex IV of the Habitats Directive.
About this species ›Hazel dormouse
The hazel dormouse lives in species-rich hedgerows, woodland edges and shrubland with a good supply of fruit. When woody structures are lost, replacement structures and connections are created as CEF measures for this strictly protected species.
About this species ›Northern lapwing
The northern lapwing breeds in open wet meadows and fen bogs. As a meadow-breeding bird, it is sensitive to drainage and intensification of land use, which is why wet, extensively managed grassland is central to its protection.
About this species ›Your route to eco-points in D66
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