Kleine Schorfheide, nature reserve in Brandenburg, Germany
Kleine Schorfheide is a 73.75 km² nature reserve in northern Brandenburg, spread over Fürstenberg/Havel and Zehdenick (Oberhavel district) and Lychen and Templin (Uckermark district). It covers the former Tangersdorf and Vogelsang military training grounds, the Havel lowland linking them, and the Himmelpforter Heide forest. Its waters include the Tangersdorfer See, Großer Kramssee, Haussee, Großer Beutelsee, Großer Kuhwallsee and Großer Lankensee.
The reserve was established before 1994 to protect the natural habitats of the region. Protection regulations were strengthened in 2000 to ensure better conservation of the area, particularly on lands that formerly served as military training grounds.
The reserve lies across the districts of Oberhavel and Uckermark, near Fürstenberg/Havel, Zehdenick, Lychen and Templin. It has no visitor infrastructure of its own; access is via public roads and paths from these towns. Parts of the area belong to the FFH site Kleine Schorfheide-Havel, so stay on existing tracks.
The reserve's six named lakes include the Großer Kuhwallsee and Großer Lankensee, and the whole area is partly folded into the FFH site Kleine Schorfheide-Havel. The connecting Havel floodplain between the former Tangersdorf and Vogelsang training grounds is specifically protected as a near-natural wetland.
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