Central Lüß Plateau Heathland
Introduction Heath flowers in TiefentalThe ''Heidschnucken'' - moorland sheep on the Misselhorn HeathThe '''Central Lüß Plateau Heathland''' () are a nature reserve within the  Südheide Nature Park with a total area of about . They were placed under protection in 1995 and consist of three physically separate areas of land: the '''Misselhorn Heath''' (''Misselhorner Heide''), the '''Schillohsberg Heath''' (''Heide am Schillohsberg'') and the '''Weesener Weg Heathland''' (''Heideflächen am Weesener Weg''). The region referred to as ''Heathland and Rough Pasture in the Südheide'' (''Heiden und Magerrasen in der Südheide'') with an area of  was also declared as Special Area of Conservation No. 277.The conservation agency responsible is the district of Celle.The Misselhorn Heath, with a section that is known  as the ''Tiefental'', has an area of about . It begins 2 km east of Hermannsburg and consists predominantly of heath. These are almost exclusively covered by the common heather (''Calluna vulgaris''). Only occasionally, in the wetter locations, is the cross-leaved heath (''Erica tetralix'') also found. bladderworts (''Utricularia''), an endangered genus of carnivorous plants that occur in fresh water and wet soil, are found in several, smaller, boggy or wet locations, as is the spoonleaf sundew (''Drosera intermedia''), another protected carnivorous plant. Other plants found here include the protected common lousewort (''Pedicularis sylvatica''), which is on the red list of endangered vascular plants in Germany, and the rare marsh gentian (''Gentiana pneumonanthe''). Cottongrass is also found very occasionally in these reserves.File:Uk pond bladderwort.jpg|Bladderwort (''Utricularia'') with leaves and trapsFile:Lungen-Enzian (9).jpg|Marsh gentian and cross-leaved heathFile:Läusekraut (07).jpg|Common lousewortThe Schillohsberg Heath has an area of about . It lies east of Lutterloh. It is a genuine heathland habitat, like the Weesener Weg Heathland which have an area of about  and lie immediately north of Lutterloh.
External links * https://web.archive.org/web/20090415194142/http://www.nlwkn.niedersachsen.de/master/C38506071_N5512611_L20_D0_I5231158 Overview and map