NSG Lahder Marsch
The NSG Lahder Marsch is a 19-hectare nature reserve in Petershagen, North Rhine-Westphalia. It lies one kilometre south of Lahde beside the Bückeburger Aue and Weser. Five former gravel pits shape the floodplain, with islands, peninsulas, willow bushes, and reed-lined shores.
Two eastern pits receive protection because their waters provide breeding, resting, moulting, migration, and wintering habitat for waterbirds. The reserve belongs to the Weseraue EU bird protection area and Natura 2000 network. Teal, garganey, and little grebes use these waters, while waders share the reed beds and shallow edges. Meadows, pastures, hedges, and willow floodplain woodland connect the pits with the agricultural landscape.
During severe frost, the rarely frozen, dammed Weser offers refuge to northern swans and geese. Storks from nearby villages feed here while raising their young. Signposted circular trails and accessible observation huts frame the wetlands, while cycling routes cross the wider area.
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