View of the Aper Tief Nature Reserve

The nature reserve with the sign NSG WE 221 is 75 hectares in size. It has been under protection since December 17, 1994. The responsible lower nature conservation authority is the district of Ammerland.The nature reserve is located south of the Aper low between the villages of Apen and Augustfehn in the municipality of Apen in the district of Ammerland. It is bordered on the east by the district road 120 and on the west by the Norderloher Canal. In the south of the nature reserve is the dike of the Aper low, which was moved in 2005 from the bank of the low to a road running south of it. Before the dyke line was moved back, there were grassland and wet meadows, which were crossed by the backwaters of the Aper low. The grassland was mainly used for mowing. After the dyke line has been moved back, the areas between the Aper low and the dyke are subject to the natural flow dynamics and are partially flooded at high tide.