Parco Della Pineta Di Appiano Gentile E Tradate
Location
The park is located in the northern Po plain, at an elevation of 243–447 m (797–1,467 ft) above sea level. About 30 % of its territory is covered by the eponymous pine forest (mostly consisting of Scotch pines), another 30 % by chestnut woods, 25 % by locusts, 15 % by oaks, while the rest (about 1,300 hectares) consists of pastures and farmland. Some small strips of moorlands survive between Tradate and Carbonate.
Fauna
The fauna includes red deer, roe deer, fallow deer, wild boars, badgers, foxes, dormouses, weasels, stoats, beech martens, rabbits, hares, squirrels, hedgehogs, moles, Eastern cottontails, herons, peregrine falcons, goshawks, buzzards, quails, pheasants, woodpeckers, as well as nine species of reptiles, eight species of amphibians, and nine species of fish.
References
- ^ Protected Area Profile for Parco naturale della Pineta di Appiano Gentile e Tradate Archived December 3, 2023, at the Wayback Machine from the World Database on Protected Areas. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
- ^ Official website
- ^ Regione Lombardia
- ^ Parks.it
- ^ Comune di Tradate
- ^ Fondo Ambiente Italiano
- ^ Gite in Lombardia
External links
Media related to Parco della Pineta di Appiano Gentile e Tradate at Wikimedia Commons