Lančiūnava-Šventybrastis Forest
As of 2005, 43 % of the area was covered by birch, 7 % by spruce, 17 % by aspen, 12 % by ash, 4 % by oak, 9 % by black alder, 8 % by white alder tree groups. The fauna of the forest consists of wild boar, roe deer, moose, red fox, raccoon dog, gray wolf, pine marten, badger, hare, squirrel, beaver, also there are cranes, grey-headed woodpeckers, white-backed woodpeckers, middle spotted woodpeckers, corn crakes, black storks, white-tailed eagles, European honey buzzards, lesser spotted eagles. There are several protected areas in the forest: the Dovydai Forest Botanical Sanctuary, the Ilgatrakis Forest Botanical Zoological Sanctuary, the Lančiūnava Forest Botanical Sanctuary. The Lančiūnava Oak Tree grew in the forest (a nature heritage monument since 1960 but decayed around 2018).
The villages of Lančiūnava, Lepšynė, Užvalkiai, Rudžiai, Būdai, Milžemiai, Pagilupys, Gaisai, Grąžčiai, Lalai and Stebuliai are inside the forest or on its edges.
Images
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Road through the forest
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The Lančiūnava Oak Tree in 2014
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The Lepšynė Forest sign
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The Šumera river flowing through the Ilgatrakis Forest
References
- ^ "Lančiūnavos–Šventybrasčio miškai". Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Vol. 11. Vilnius: Mokslo ir enciklopedijų leidybos institutas. 2007. p. 487. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
- ^ Brukas, Algirdas (1986). "Lančiūnavos–Šventybrasčio miškai". Tarybų Lietuvos enciklopedija (in Lithuanian). Vol. 2. Vilnius: Vyriausioji enciklopedijų redakcija. p. 474.