Lake Boissow and Lake Neuenkirchen South Nature Reserve

The nature reserve of Lake Boissow and Lake Neuenkirchen South (German: Boissower See und Südteil des Neuenkirchener See) lies in the northwest of the district of Ludwigslust-Parchim in the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in the middle of the Schaalsee Biosphere Reserve.

It has an area of c. 86 hectares and incorporates part of the town of Zarrentin am Schaalsee in the local subdistricts (Germarkungen) of Boissow, Techin, Neuhof and Neuenkirchen.

The reserve aims to protect and preserve a narrow, partially boggy, erosion valley along Lakes Boissow and Neuenkirchen (Boissower See and Neuenkirchener See), linked by a roughly 250 metre long stream, as well as its associated belt of reeds, forested valley sides, carrs and the moorland and areas of mineral soil used for pasture.

The intrusion of nutrients from the adjacent agricultural areas and fishing have adverse effects.

Highly protected bird species here include the bittern, marsh harrier, crane, kingfisher and river warbler as well as the middle spotted woodpecker, red kite, red-backed shrike.