May 19, 2011
by europeexplored
Nigula Nature Reserve is one of Estonia’s oldest and most important bog reserves — a pristine raised bog ecosystem of dark pools, sphagnum moss, and stunted pines in southwestern Estonia that protects some of the most intact wetland habitat in the Baltic region. Established in 1957, Nigula is a Ramsar Wetland of International Importance and […]
Tags: bear-wolf, big-game, bird-sanctuary, carnivores, elk, estonia, fauna-and-flora, forests, game-animals, lynx, marshes, natura-2000, nature, nature-reserve, nigula-nature-reserve, oldest-bog-reserves-in-estonia, rare-plants, red-deer, rich-fauna, roe-deer, symbiotic-relationship, wetlands, wild-boar
Categories: Estonia, Nature
May 17, 2011
by europeexplored
The Srebarna Nature Reserve is one of Europe’s most important wetland bird sanctuaries — a UNESCO World Heritage freshwater lake on the Bulgarian Danube plain that provides critical breeding and migratory habitat for over 200 bird species, including the globally endangered Dalmatian pelican. Located near the Danube River in northeastern Bulgaria, Srebarna offers some of […]
Tags: africa, bulgaria, bulgarian-nature, endangered-species, europe, glossy-ibis, hectares, herons, lake, migration-route, mosses, natural-heritage, nature, nature-lovers, nature-reserve, pelican, rare-plants, species-of-birds, srebarna, srebarna-nature-reserve, unesco, unesco-heritage
Categories: Bulgaria, Nature
January 10, 2011
by europeexplored
Dunajec River Canyon in Pieniny national park in Slovakia Updated: June 29, 2020 | By Claire | More Dunajec River Canyon is a gorge and a famous tourist attraction on the borders between Poland and Slovakia. Due to its beauty and uniqueness of Dunajec River Canyon it is also on the list of UNESCO World […]
Tags: animal-species, architectural-attractions, baltic-sea, canyon, conical-shape, dunajec, dunajec-river, excellent-starting-point, flatboat, narrow-gap, national-park, natural-phenomenon, niedzica, pieniny, pieniny-national-park, rare-plants, region-slovakia, seven-turns, slovak-territory, slovak-village, slovakia, towering-cliffs, unesco-world-heritage, unesco-world-heritage-sites, world-heritage-sites
Categories: Nature, Slovakia
August 25, 2010
by europeexplored
Lake Fertö / Neusiedler See – Europe’s largest salt-water lake Updated: May 31, 2020 | By Claire | More Lake Fertö which is located partially in Hungary (25% of area) and partially in Austria (75% of area), where it is called Neusiedler See, is the largest saltwater lake in the entire Europe. There are several […]
Tags: butterfly-species, common-spoonbill, europes-largest-salt-water-lake, ferto, ferto-hansag-national-park, hungary, lake, lake-ferto, national-park, nature, rare-birds, rare-plants, reed-beds
Categories: Hungary, Nature
May 2, 2010
by europeexplored
Triglav Mountain & The Julian Alps in Slovenia Updated: April 4, 2020 | By Claire | 1 More At the north-western part of Slovenia, in the Julian Alps, stretches Triglav National Park, which is the only national park in the country. Got its name after the highest mountain Triglav, which rises above the surrounding peaks […]
Tags: alpi-giulie, alpine-world, claire-caesar, dinaric-alps, dolomites, freshwater-area, friuli, glacial-lakes, glacial-origin, highest-mountain, julian-alps, julijske-alpe, karst, lake-bohinj, map, mountain, mountains, nature, nature-lovers, northern-italy, northwest-edge, perfect-mountain, plants-and-animals, protected-areas, rare-plants, slovene, slovenia, square-kilometres, steep-cliffs, triglav, triglav-national-park, walking-holiday
Categories: Nature, Slovenia
