LEIRIA'S TREES

Leiria Pine Forests belongs to a large National Forest which was created to form a sea wind protective barrier, a long time ago.

Thus, beyond the wooded area where the predominant pine is Pinus pinaster, we have a long coastline where several marine plants, such as beach’s Murganheira and sea thistle, can be found. Regarding the animal kingdom only insects and small reptiles. In the area of the first row of dunes we can also observe migratory birds that find there rest and shelter or their nesting site (such as the little Sea-Swallow).

When we move into the pine forest, the soil is more stable and the salinity is lower, which means there is the enriching of both flora and fauna.

Beyond the Pinus pinaster that prevails due to intensive planting along the years, there are some clusters of Pinus pinea. In the surroundings of Moel’s brook (watercourse that crosses the forest from east to west and flows into the Atlantic Ocean) it is possible to find acacia (Acacia horrida), eucalyptus (Eucalyptus globulus), poplars (Populus) alders (Alnus glutinosa), oaks (Quercus rubra) and willows (Salix babylonica). Some of these trees, such as the Eucalyptus globulus and the serpent pine trees, are considered of National Interest due to their size and configuration.

Beyond the trees we can find different types of undergrowth vegetation – white and pink heather, shrub ferns, lentisk, furze, broom and crowberry.

Rabbits and hares mostly compose the forests’ fauna, but we can also find otters, hedgehogs, foxes, badgers, etc. Regarding to birds we have crows, jays, leaf warbler, blackbirds, doves, pigeons, thrushes and partridges.

Rodna Mountains - The National park

The Mounts of Rodna preserve, more than all the other mountains of Romania, the traces of the quaternary glaciers.A karstic relief represented by caves like: “Izvorul Tausoarelor” (the Source of Tausoare) or “the gutter of Zalion” (Jgheabul him Zalion) or “the bath of Schneider” (Baia him Schneider).The river of Somes Mare has its source in this solid mass and collects all the small rivers of the western south, the south and the west of the Rodnei Mounts: Cobasel, Valea Vinului, Anies, Cormaia, Rebra, Salauta, with Telcisor, Stramba.

Under the top of Gargalau, it is the river Bistrita Aurie (Bistrita Dorée) which takes its source and moves towards the area of Bucovine.There are also 23 glacial lakes among which: Iezerul Pietrosului, Taurile Buhaiescului, Lala Pond, Lala Mica.

The flora is extremely rich, there are several rare species protected by the law: edelweiss (Leontopodium alpinum), yellow gentian (Gentiana lutea), (Gentiana punctata), angelica (Angelica archagelica), Sangele voinicului (Nigitella will rubra), the yew (Taxus will rubra).
A fauna protected at the international level more than 29 (species of the lépidoptères among which Erebia pharte carpatica.
Birds of big size are found: the grouse (Tetrato tetris),
The cock of heather (Tetrao urogallus), the imperial eagle (Aquila chrysqetos);Among the mammals: the stag carpatic (Cerfus elaphus), the roe-deer (Capreolus capreolus), the marmot (Marmota marmota), the wild boar (Known scrofa), the bear (Ursus arctos), the wolf (Canis lupus), the lynx (Lynx lynx). The marten (Martes martes), the chamois (Rupicapra will rupicapra).

Doga College Forest Natural Science Info

In BEYKOZ DOGA COLLEGE FOREST, the plants are formed of exotic ones. And it has Weigela Florida, Potentilla fruticosa, Cotoneaster lacteus, Rhaphiolepis delacourii, Acer palmatum “Atropurpureum”, Tamarix tetrandra, Rosa purpurea, Berberis ottawensis “Superba”, Salix matsudana var, tortuosa…

There are 288 herbal species and 6617 total plant materials.

PICTURE FEBRUARY. IES AS TELLEIRAS

This month we can cross the river by this functional bridge. Also offer a very nice view.

KAMPINOS FOREST (Poland) - natural science information

European  Ecological "Nature 2000" Network

UNESCO 

MAB Biosphere Reserves Directory

This biosphere reserve is characterized by a high diversity of lowland habitats 

with dune belts separated by swamp areas and a mixture of forest types.  

The Kampinos Forest includes Europe’s largest area of inland sand dunes, mostly tree-covered and up to 30m high. It’s a strange feeling to have sand between your toes so far from the sea. In the depressions between the dunes there are peat bogs, meadows, and marshes covered with a growth of alder. They shelter much of its animal life. The park's flora abounds in rare protected species. Its wildlife includes such animals as elk, beaver, and lynx. 

 

The Kampinos Forest is inhabited by about 250 elks, a few hundred boars, 200 species of birds, 100 beavers and 10-15 lynxes.  Recently the Kampinos National Park has seen the return of the red deer and the white-tailed eagle, and the population of storks and cranes has grown too. 

Elks, beavers and lynxes live in the park but are hard to spot; you are more likely to see other animals such as hares, foxes, deer and, occasionally, wild boars. The park is home to some bird life, including black storks, cranes, herons and marsh harriers.

The Kampinos Forest is a mixture of forest types (bog-alder forest, ash-alder flood plain forest, pine-oak mixed forest and low oak-lime-hornbeam forest). 

Major ecosystem type:  

Temperate broadleaf forests or woodlands

Its flora is rich with around 1245 species of plants, of which 69 are protected. A plant curiosity is a small shrub – Leatherleaf (Chamaedaphne calyculata) – a relic of ice age.

 by Paweł and Adam

ENGLISH CLASS ACTIVITY IES AS TELLEIRAS

Last day our teacher brought us a text of the animals and plants of the "Fragas do Eume". Mercedes told us that we had got five minutes to read the text and to memorize all the things we could about the text because we would play a game.
In the memory game we needed to memorize tha description of ten animals and then match the names with definitions. After that we read the text with the animals descriptions. The text describes the fragility of the ecosistems in the Fragas. There are a lot of animals in danger like the Geomalus maculosus, the dormouse and peregrine falcon. This text is to make people aware about that especial enviroments which are disappearing.

(Roberto, Adrián, Antía, Noelia, Andrea, Dani, Illary, Óscar and Marta)
Thanks to Mercedes. Our teacher

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The Sığla Forests in Dalaman/Turkey

When you take a tour in our region,the Sığla Forests can be seen at the seaside and the trees are generally seen near the rivers and beaches in Dalaman and in other cities ,located at the south west of Turkey.There are seasides which are full of Sığla trees.with the blue sea and this beautiful trees creates a wonderful natural view for its visitors.This forest are very precious and they are in danger so theGoverment and Enviroment Organizations try to protect this forests.and We hope the next generations will be able to see Sığla trees in the next years.