Sand Quarry Hohe Straße

The natural monument "Sandbruch" is on the "Hohe Straße" and is near Aspach in the Rems-Murr-Kreis, Baden-Württemberg.
- a narrow path leads through this natural monument
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Extract from the sign:
"Sandbruch" Hohe Straße "(508 m. Above sea level)
The Obere Stubensandstein stands along this ridge. It is often quite friable. The speckling caused by iron and manganese compounds (tiger sandstone) is also characteristic. In the parlor sandstone there are also fossil woods that were washed ashore and embedded as driftwood.
The sandstone found here can easily be beaten and has been mined for centuries by the residents of the surrounding villages as construction and sweeping sand. The name of the parlor sandstone comes from this use for sweeping wooden floors. Between 1965 and 1977 the local sand quarry was operated commercially and expanded considerably. The excavation floor reached partly thicker clay layers. After the end of mining, ponds fed by rainwater were created on this impermeable layer, which have meanwhile become a valuable habitat for many plant and animal species.
The dry sand areas were mainly recultivated with oaks. Pine, larch and deciduous trees still flew by nature.
A rare and delightful flora has emerged across the entire area, e. B. different types of gorse. These plants are dependent on the raw, undeveloped soil and the low, light stand structure. However, natural succession will lead to the disappearance of this flora through soil development and stand closure. For this reason, human intervention will constantly be necessary, at least in parts of the biotope, in order to artificially preserve the forest at an early stage of development. This special community can only be protected through care.
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It's a good thing that only very few possibilities are allowed here in the beautiful heather-like area! 👍🏼Extract from the
REGULATION
of the Stuttgart Forest Directorate
over the Schonwald
"Sandbruch Hohe Straße"
from 02/12/1999:§ 5
Permitted Actions
(1) The prohibitions of § 4 do not apply to the proper pursuit of hunting
the proviso that
1. High seats and pulpits are built from natural wood in accordance with the landscape;
2. Wild stocks adapted for the natural regeneration of the forest communities that occur are established or maintained;
3. no feedings are applied.
(2) The prohibitions of § 4 do not apply further to in agreement with the higher
Signage ordered or approved by the forest authority.
(3) The previously legally exercised non-forestry use also remains unaffected
of the land and water as well as the lawfully existing facilities in
of the previous type and scope.