--- title: "Natura 2000 area \"Bird reserve Upper Danube valley\"" url: "https://www.donauregion.at/en/oesterreich-poi/detail/430017075/natura-2000-area-bird-reserve-upper-danube-valley.html" description: The bird reserve Oberes Donautal is one of the most important habitats for endangered birds such as the black stork, eagle owl or the wasp buzzard. date: 2022-02-01 modified: 2026-03-06 --- # Natura 2000 area "Bird reserve Upper Danube valley" Natura 2000 area "Bird reserve Upper Danube valley" ===================================================== Kirchberg ob der Donau, Oberösterreich, Österreich ![](https://assets.tourdata.at/260x195/216488/7D91060CA7CED6155796BB35C7D551288D80E1FAB35AC86636CACC38D1CE99DB/uhu-im-naturschutzgebiet.jpg) © Open copyright © Donau Oberösterreich_Limberger Close copyright [ ![Natura 2000 area "Oberes Donautal bird sanctuary" in Kirchberg ob der Donau: An owl with large orange eyes and feathered ears sits hidden in a thicket of dense green vegetation. The owl looks attentively at the camera, its feathers carefully smoothed.](https://assets.tourdata.at/x550/216488/7D91060CA7CED6155796BB35C7D551288D80E1FAB35AC86636CACC38D1CE99DB/uhu-im-naturschutzgebiet.jpg "© Donau Oberösterreich_Limberger") ](https://assets.tourdata.at/1920x/216488/7D91060CA7CED6155796BB35C7D551288D80E1FAB35AC86636CACC38D1CE99DB/uhu-im-naturschutzgebiet.jpg) Kirchberg 5 4131 Kirchberg ob der Donau [ open in Google Maps ](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Kirchberg%205%2C%204131%20Kirchberg%20ob%20der%20Donau "Link will open in a new window") [ Open in Apple Maps ](https://maps.apple.com/place?address=Kirchberg%205%2C%204131%20Kirchberg%20ob%20der%20Donau "Link will open in a new window") ![](https://static.ecmaps.de/staticmap.jpg?experience=webarchitektur-meta&lat=48.4440526&lon=13.936361&width=991&height=450&project=ttg-osm-summer-original&zoom=2000&server=meta.tourdata.at) The bird reserve Oberes Donautal is one of the most important habitats for endangered birds such as the black stork, eagle owl or the wasp buzzard. The 924 ha big European bird reserve "Oberes Donau- und Aschachtal" consists of two totally different parts: The Danube valley with its steep slopes between the border near Passau and Aschach and the ravines of the small river Aschach between Waizenkirchen and Hartkirchen. The landscape of the bird reserve is formed by ravine forests and rocky slopes. In the flat hillsides dry and wet slope and ravine forests, oaks and beech trees move to mixed forests. Besides, heaps of rubble and impressive rock formations can be found near the Schlögener Schlinge. Some rare fish species live in this part of the Danube. Birds that are protected by the reserve are the black stork, the wasp buzzard, the eagle owl and other ones. [ Contact ](#ttgCollapseKontakt) ---------------------------------- **Natura 2000 area "Bird reserve Upper Danube valley"** Kirchberg 5 4131 Kirchberg ob der Donau Phone +43 7282 4601 - 11Show no. E-Mail [gemeindeamt@kirchberg-donau.at](#mailto) Web [www.kirchberg-donau.at](http://www.kirchberg-donau.at "New window") http://www.kirchberg-donau.at --- **Contact person** Gemeindeamt Kirchberg ob der Donau Kirchberg 5 4131 Kirchberg ob der Donau E-Mail [gemeindeamt@kirchberg-donau.at](#mailto) --- **We speak the following languages** German [ Opening hours ](#ttgCollapseOeffnungszeiten) ------------------------------------------------ - always open (24/7) [ Arrival ](#ttgCollapseAnreise) ---------------------------------- **Elevation**591 m [ Suitability ](#ttgCollapseEignung) -------------------------------------- - Suitable for groups - Suitable for schools - Suitable for seniors - Suitable for single travelers - Suitable for friends [ Accessibility ](#ttgCollapseBarrierefreiheit) ------------------------------------------------- Please get in touch for more information. [To the website](http://www.kirchberg-donau.at "New window") powered by [TOURDATA](https://www.tourdata.at "New window") [Suggest a change](#mailto) [ ![TOURDATA Logo](https://www.donauregion.at/fileadmin/templates/global/images/Logo-Tourdata.png "TOURDATA Logo") ](https://www.tourdata.at "New window")