A) Location

The quarry is located on the outskirts of the village Triefenstein. Furthermore the quarry is sited in the valley of the river “Main”, at the east border of the “Spessart” and 25 km western of Würzburg. The natural region of this area is the “Marktheidenfelder Platte” (southwest).

B) Overview - Mining and recultivation

The mining activity was from 1957 to 1994. Today, the mining activities are only at the quarry Homburger Höhe. Since 2006, the quarry Locksberg is near-complete renaturated.

C) Conservation areas

Natura 2000 area

  • 6123-371 Magerstandorte bei Marktheidenfeld u. Triefstein (surrounding; north)
  • 6123-302 Maintrockenhänge an Kallmuth u. Hübschenberg (surrounding; south)
Habitat, flora & fauna description: 

A) Existent habitats: see biotopes

B) Habitats to be promoted

  • Anthropogenic rocks
  • Boulders
  • Reed mace population
  • Neglected grasslands in basic habitats
  • Scrubland in dry and warm, basic habitats
  • Scrubland in semi nutrient habitats
  • Woods in arable lands
  • Hedges in arable land in dry and warm habitats
  • Succession forests
  • Succession forests with predominant proportion of decidous forests
  • Neglected grasslands in semi nutrient habitats
  • Mesophytic marginal vegetation
  • Marginal vegetation in dry and warm habitats
  • Persistent ruderal vegetation in dry and warm habitats

C) Species to be promoted

  • Eagle owl (Bubo bubo)
  • Grasshoppers

D) Species of both quarries (Locksberg and Homburger Höhe; 2001-02)

  • Ferns and vascular plants (accessoriliy stoneworts): 498
  • Birds: 74 (e.g. bubo bubo)
  • Amphibians: 8
  • Reptile: 4
  • Dragonflies: 20
  • Grasshoppers: 15
  • Butterflies: 40
  • Other species: 13

E) Biotopes (2001-2002)

  • Pond
  • Open water bodies
  • Laid open rock formation by anthropogenic factors
  • Boulder dump
  • Anthropogenic rock dump
  • Raw soil area, argillaceous mining area
  • Flood grassland
  • Rich meadow in semi nutrient habitats
  • Submerged and floating leaf vegetation of standing water bodies
  • Typha
  • Nitrophyte marginal vegetation
  • Mesophytic marginal vegetation
  • Neglected grassland in alkaline habitats
  • Perennial ruderal vegetation with much grass
  • Perennial ruderal vegetation of dry and warm habitats
  • Perennial ruderal vegetation from fresh to wet habitats
  • Hedges in arable farmland
  • Population of nettles
  • Poupulation of Calamagrostis epigejos
  • Jaggy population of plants with high adaptation to mechanical pressure
  • Bordervegetation in dry and warm habitats
  • Copses of seminutrient habitats
  • Copses of wet habitats
  • Copses of dry, warm and alkaline habitats
  • Blackberry copses
  • Succession forest with predominated broadleafs
  • Succession forest with predominating conifers
  • Mixed population with predominating broadleafs
  • Population of baltic redwoods
  • Population of black pins
  • Unfortified track or place
  • Stockyard