In addition to the rock of the same name (also known as the Loreley on the Moselle), the Brauselay nature reserve includes the entire slope area on the right-hand side of the Moselle opposite Ebernach Monastery and parts of the forest above the rocks. It was declared a protected area on 31 March 1941 by the district government of Koblenz. The reserve is characterised by Mediterranean flora. This is due to the dry summers in the rain shadow of the Eifel and Hunsrück and to the orientation of the water-permeable slopes, which are inclined between 30 and 40 degrees, towards the south. This is also favoured by the blue-black clay slates, which store the sun's heat well during the day and release it again at night. As a result, low bushes of barberry, boxwood, hawthorn, and wild pear as well as steppe heath plants and dry grassland thrive in the Brauselay. European green lizards, Smooth snakes, and Apollo butterflies, among others, live here. The area is kept open by goats as part of maintenance measures.

 

Since the beginning of the project, Markus Rink has been in charge of the study site, which is located in very steep terrain.

Mittelberg in Baden-Württemberg