# List of nature reserves in Lower Saxony

There are 764 nature reserves in the state of Lower Saxony in north Germany, covering a total area of 250,578 hectares (619,190 acres) as at 31 December 2008.
These reserves currently form about 4.72% of the land area in the state, including the coastal waters out to 12 nautical miles (22 km). In addition, there are two national parks and one biosphere reserve that are also under strict protection and which raise the area coverage to 11.32%.
The table below shows a selection of these reserves. Where a nature reserve extends over several rural (Landkreise) or urban districts (Kreisfreie Städte) these are given in order of the size area covered. By sorting on the column "Rural/Urban District" the reserves that are found wholly or partially within a district can be seen at a glance. In order to locate the other areas, use the search function of your computer keyboard (CTRL / Ctrl + F).
The NSG Nos. (i.e. nature reserve numbers) are based on the former provinces (Regierungsbezirken) (BR = Brunswick, HA = Hanover, LÜ = Lüneburg, WE = Weser-Ems).
| NSG No. | Name of the nature reserve | Rural / Urban District | Area (ha) |
| BR 001 | Riddagshausen | City of Brunswick | 526 |
| BR 006 | Upper Harz | Goslar district | 513 |
| BR 017 | Alleraue Forest (Allerauenwald) in the Drömling | Helmstedt district | 94.7 |
| BR 023 | Bullenkuhle | Gifhorn district | 2.3 |
| BR 038 | Seeburger See | Göttingen district | 122.1 |
| BR 043 | Oker Valley | Goslar district 206 ha Wolfenbüttel district 40 ha | 246 |
| BR 051 | Großes Moor (near Gifhorn) | Gifhorn district | 2720 |
| BR 054 | Weper | Northeim district | 200 |
| BR 072 | Lammer Holz | City of Brunswick | 25 |
| BR 075 | Barnbruch | City of Wolfsburg 630 ha Gifhorn district 570 ha | 1200 |
| BR 078 | Steinberg | Osterode district | 12 |
| BR 080 | Staufenberg | Osterode district | 157.9 |
| BR 118 | Braunschweiger Okeraue | City of Brunswick | 320 |
| BR 124 | Oderaue | Landkreise Osterode and Northeim | 510 |
| BR 140 | Wurmberg | Goslar district | 183 |
| HA 024 | Dümmer | Diepholz district 552.5 ha Vechta district 160 ha Osnabrück district 32.5 ha | 745 |
| HA 214 | Ith | Hameln-Pyrmont district 1962 ha, Holzminden district 753 ha | 2715 |
| HA 215 | Mühlenberg | Schaumburg district | 4,7 |
| LÜ 002 | Lüneburg Heath | Harburg district 10214.9 ha Soltau-Fallingbostel district 13222 ha | 23436.9 |
| LÜ 009 | Kalkberg | Lüneburg district | 7.6 |
| LÜ 010 | Brunsberg | Harburg district | 60.6 |
| LÜ 027 | Bullensee | Rotenburg (Wümme) district | 32 |
| LÜ 098 | Meißendorf Lakes and Bannetze Moor | Celle district | 815 |
| LÜ 134 | Großes Moor (near Becklingen) | Celle district 666 ha Soltau-Fallingbostel district 184 ha | 850 |
| LÜ 168 | Maujahn Moor | Lüchow-Dannenberg district | 37 |
| LÜ 170 | Bornrieth Moor | Celle district | 115 |
| LÜ 185 | Grundloses Moor | Heidekreis | 295 |
| LÜ 190 | Kiehnmoor | Uelzen district 340 ha Celle district 100 ha | 440 |
| LÜ 212 | Central Lüß Plateau Heaths | Celle district | 293 |
| LÜ 252 | Tiste Bauernmoor | Rotenburg (Wümme) district | 570 |
| LÜ 277 | Lutter | Celle district 1937.6 ha, Gifhorn district 497.7 ha | 2435 |
| LÜ 287 | Lachte | Celle district 364 ha, Town of Celle 125 ha | 489 |
| WE 003 | Darnsee | Osnabrück district | 11 |
| WE 241 | Heidfeld | Schüttorf (Samtgemeinde) | 200 |
| WE 247 | Steinberg | Emsland district | 24 |