Soomaa National Park, Estonia
The Soomaa National Park (Soomaa means "land of bogs") is located about 20 miles east of Pärnu and it was established in 1993 to protect a wilderness of bogs, fens, wet mixed forests, wooded meadows and carrs. It is also included in the Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance.
The territory of the Soomaa National Park is mostly covered with large bogs, separated from each other by the tributaries of the Pärnu river, namely the Navesti, Halliste, Raudna and Lemmjõgi rivers. Every spring the Pärnu river and its tributaries flood and vast areas are inundated. The flood has been called the “fifth season” in Soomaa.
Much of the Soomaa National Park is very difficult to access but it can be partially explored by a network of dusty gravel tracks and a minor road between Jõesuu and Kildu.
The Soomaa National Park supports a wide range of breeding birds and the floods attract large numbers of migrating wildfowl and waders. As a large wilderness area, Soomaa National Park is also home to numerous species of large mammals including Brown Bear, Wolf, Lynx, Beaver, Elk and Wild Boar.
Date: 15th May 2016
Location: Tõramaa to Kõrtsi road, Soomaa National Park, Estonia
The territory of the Soomaa National Park is mostly covered with large bogs, separated from each other by the tributaries of the Pärnu river, namely the Navesti, Halliste, Raudna and Lemmjõgi rivers. Every spring the Pärnu river and its tributaries flood and vast areas are inundated. The flood has been called the “fifth season” in Soomaa.
Much of the Soomaa National Park is very difficult to access but it can be partially explored by a network of dusty gravel tracks and a minor road between Jõesuu and Kildu.
The Soomaa National Park supports a wide range of breeding birds and the floods attract large numbers of migrating wildfowl and waders. As a large wilderness area, Soomaa National Park is also home to numerous species of large mammals including Brown Bear, Wolf, Lynx, Beaver, Elk and Wild Boar.
Date: 15th May 2016
Location: Tõramaa to Kõrtsi road, Soomaa National Park, Estonia
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