Überanger Mark - Hinkesforst, Nature reserve in Ratingen, Germany.

Überanger Mark - Hinkesforst is a nature reserve southwest of Lintorf in Ratingen, west of the A52 and north of Tiefenbroich. It protects a Stieleichen-Hainbuchenwald (oak-hornbeam woodland) of overregional importance, together with Flattergras-Buchenwald and Sternmieren-Stieleichen-Hainbuchenwald communities. A gravel path with a green-bordered "Naturschutzgebiet" sign and a bird silhouette enters the woodland.

The reserve was designated in 2005. Its woodland includes the protected habitat type of oak-hornbeam forest, and the area forms part of the FFH site "Überanger Mark" within the Natura 2000 network. The middle spotted woodpecker breeds here, and the site also shelters species such as the lesser spotted woodpecker and goldhammer.

The forest is managed under North Rhine-Westphalian Natural Forest Cell principles, which exclude commercial forestry to allow natural woodland processes to unfold. Visitors walking through can observe how the forest develops without human intervention.

Several marked walking paths run through the reserve, including a circular route through Lintorf forest that connects to neighboring districts. The trails are accessible and allow for varied route lengths depending on your preference.

Parts of the reserve belong to the FFH area "Überanger Mark" and are part of the Natura 2000 network. The protection of the Stieleichen-Hainbuchenwald habitat type is considered of supraregional importance, as is the conservation of the Middle Spotted Woodpecker breeding here.