Lapiș Forest


Lapiș Forest nature reserve IUCN category IV, is located in northwestern Romania, in the west of Sălaj County, near the village of Nușfalău, which is about 9 km from Șimleu Silvaniei.

Description

The Forest Lapiș with an area of 430,40 ha was declared natural protected area by the Government Decision No.2151 in 2004 and is a relict of a much bigger cluster of ancient forests Codrii Silvaniei.

Flora and fauna

Flora

Vegetation of forest

, sessile oak, small-leaved lime, English oak, Hungarian oak, European ash, Turkey oak, European black pine,, Scots pine, black locust, wild cherry ;

Species of grass

, wild arum, windflower, yellow wood anemone, smooth meadow-grass, red fescue.

Fauna

Mammals

, red deer, roe deer, red fox, wild boar, European pine marten, European hamster, wildcat ;

Birds

Avifauna include the lesser spotted woodpecker, tree pipit, Eurasian scops owl, European greenfinch, southern fiscal, Eurasian hobby, blue tit, common raven, yellowhammer and middle spotted woodpecker.

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Species of flora

Species of fauna