Windweheniederung, Nature reserve in Bielefeld, Germany

The Windweheniederung is a protected nature reserve near Bielefeld covering about 30 hectares of land. It contains multiple habitat types arranged along the Windwehe River and the streams that flow into it.

The Windweheniederung is recorded under the nature reserve code BI-018 and lies in the Bielefeld districts of Heepen, Brönninghausen and Ubbedissen. The Windwehe, which gives the reserve its name, forms the border with Leopoldshöhe; east of the stream, on Leopoldshöhe territory, lies the separate 56.5-hectare reserve Windwehetal (LIP-037). The designation is based on the Bielefeld-Ost landscape plan of the city of Bielefeld.

The reserve is named after the Windwehe, the stream that runs through it and forms the border between Bielefeld and the municipality of Leopoldshöhe. East of that watercourse, on Leopoldshöhe territory, lies the separate 56.5-hectare Windwehetal reserve (LIP-037).

The reserve lies in the Bielefeld districts of Heepen, Brönninghausen and Ubbedissen, and the A2 motorway cuts it into a western and an eastern part. The Windwehe itself forms the border with Leopoldshöhe; east of the stream, on that municipality's land, the separate Windwehetal reserve begins.

The Windwehe marks the border between Bielefeld and Leopoldshöhe. East of the stream, on Leopoldshöhe territory, lies the separate 56.5-hectare Windwehetal reserve (LIP-037), while the Bielefeld side carries the code BI-018. The two protected areas are thus split by the watercourse itself.