Breeser Grund, Nature reserve in Göhrde, Germany

Breeser Grund is a former nature reserve of about 187 hectares in the Göhrde state forest, northwest of Zernien. It protects a section of forest dominated by sessile oaks with beeches and birches, and in the northeast a heathland that developed from a former pasture forest, kept open today by sheep grazing. A two-hectare natural forest reserve, the "Göhrder Eichen", designated in 1972, is left to develop naturally.

Breeser Grund was protected as nature reserve NSG LÜ 111 on 2 May 1985, replacing the landscape protection area Elbhöhen-Drawehn (DAN 27) designated on 1 August 1974. On 21 February 2019 it was absorbed into the new reserve Eichen- und Buchenwälder in der Göhrde, part of the FFH area Buchen- und Eichenwälder in der Göhrde. The responsible lower nature conservation authority was the district of Lüchow-Dannenberg.

Sheep herding following traditional methods takes place in selected areas of the reserve and helps maintain the ecological balance. This approach is pursued deliberately to preserve the natural character of the landscape.

Access is through Riebrau village, where parking is available near the half-timbered church and the main trail begins. The terrain is easy to explore on foot, but sturdy shoes are recommended since the paths are sandy and sometimes damp.

A two-hectare section of the former reserve, the "Göhrder Eichen" natural forest reserve, was set aside in 1972 and left entirely to its own development, with no forestry work. It is one of the oldest such reserves in the area and lies within the larger protected forest.