Woodsingel area Gorecht

This stock contains the wood singel areas located in Gorecht, a region in the province of Groningen. Wood slings, alder slings, hawthorn hedges and woodwalls are line-shaped plantings with trees and/or shrubs. In wood slings, the composition of trees is varied, alder slings consist mainly of alder and hawthorn hedges from hawthorns. These elements often form boundaries of parcels or are partitions with a different function, originally as a livestock barrier. Roughly two types can be distinguished: plantings that stand on an artificial earthen waltz (woodwall) and plantings that are at the same height as the surrounding land (woodsingel). Characteristic of the Gorecht is the enclosed wood-single structure and the pingo ruins present in it. The wood spools are under pressure due to an increase in scale in agriculture and the lack of sufficient maintenance. The pingo ruins threaten to lose their value by, among other things, deep ploughing, leveling and shifting from soil. Characteristic of Gorecht is the small-scale and private landscape with wood walls, wood-singles, hawthorn hedges and pingo ruins. For the small-scale and enclosed landscape of the Gorecht, Article 4.39 rules are included and for the protection of the relief and the openness around ash in Westerwolde are included in Article 4.40 rules.