The nature reserve of Rehden Geest Moor () is an extensive, open
raised bog
Raised bogs, also called ombrotrophic bogs, are acidic, wet habitats that are poor in mineral salts and are home to flora and fauna that can cope with such extreme conditions. Raised bogs, unlike fens, are exclusively fed by precipitation (ombro ...
in the collective municipality of
Rehden, in the county of
Diepholz
Diepholz (; Northern Low Saxon: ''Deefholt'') is a town and capital of the district of Diepholz in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the rivers Hunte and Lohne, approximately 45 km northeast of Osnabrück, and 60 km southwes ...
in
Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony is a States of Germany, German state (') in Northern Germany, northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with , and fourth-largest in population (8 million in 2021) among the 16 ' of the Germany, Federal Re ...
. It is a representative raised bog for the natural region known as the
Diepholz Moor Depression (''Diepholzer Moorniederung''). According to
GIS
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it covers an area of 1,736 hectares, but according to the conservation act, 1,786 hectares.
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Rehden Geest Moor*
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Bogs of Lower Saxony
Nature reserves in Lower Saxony
Diepholz (district)