The Tönsheide Forest () is a

nature reserve A nature reserve (also known as a wildlife refuge, wildlife sanctuary, biosphere reserve or bioreserve, natural or nature preserve, or nature conservation area) is a protected area of importance for flora, fauna, funga, or features of geologic ...

near the village of

Aukrug Aukrug is a municipality in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated approximately 13 km west of Neumünster, and 35 km southwest of Kiel. Geography Aukrug is the seat of the '' Amt'' (coll ...

east of

Neumünster Neumünster () is a city in the middle of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. With more than 79,000 registered inhabitants, it is the fourth-largest municipality in Schleswig-Holstein (behind Kiel, Lübeck and Flensburg). The ''Holstenhallen'' and ...

in the north German state of

Schleswig-Holstein Schleswig-Holstein (; ; ; ; ; occasionally in English ''Sleswick-Holsatia'') is the Northern Germany, northernmost of the 16 states of Germany, comprising most of the historical Duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the former Duchy of S ...

. The nature reserve has an area of and lies east of Aukrug specialist hospital. It consists of large areas of near-natural woodland, scattered with areas of heath. In the woods are the source area and upper reaches of the Sellbek.

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"Tönsheider Wald" nature reserve law
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tonsheide Forest Nature reserves in Schleswig-Holstein Forests and woodlands of Germany Aukrug