Ilkerbruch, Protected natural area in Wolfsburg, Germany

Ilkerbruch is a nature reserve in northwestern Wolfsburg with wetlands, lakes, reed zones, and forest patches across about 125 hectares. The area offers several observation points, including a tower twelve meters high and a viewing hut, from which visitors can watch birds.

The wetland was designated a nature reserve in 1989 under the code BR 089. In February 2021 it was absorbed into the newly created Barnbruchswiesen und Ilkerbruch nature reserve. The nearby settlement of Ilkerbruch was founded in 1938, and its first farmstead was built in 1939 on ground raised about three metres with spoil from the Mittellandkanal and Sülfeld lock.

The reserve functions as a place where visitors observe birds and learn about local wildlife. Information boards along the paths show which species live here and how nature works in wetland areas.

A roughly six-kilometre nature experience trail circles the reserve, with themed stations and information boards along the way. Visitors can watch waterbirds from several observation platforms and a twelve-metre-high viewing tower. The northern edge is bordered by the busy K 114, so access is easiest from the south near the Sülfeld lock.

The reserve is one of the few places in the region where white-tailed eagles with wingspans of about 2.5 meters nest. These large raptors are rare and show that the protected area maintains a healthy habitat.