Puhtu-Laelatu Nature Reserve

Protected area in Estonia
58°33′26″N 23°33′04″E / 58.55722°N 23.55111°E / 58.55722; 23.55111Area2,700 ha (6,700 acres)
Ramsar Wetland
Official namePuhtu-Laelatu-Nehatu Wetland ComplexDesignated17 June 1997Reference no.911[1]

Puhtu-Laelatu Nature Reserve is a nature reserve situated in western Estonia, in Lääne County. It is located in the territory of Pivarootsi, Rame and Hanila villages and in Virtsu small borough.

The nature reserve encompasses parts of Puhtu peninsula and nearby Laelatu wooded meadows. The nature reserve is a species-rich conservation area comprising mainly herb-rich forested areas, coastal meadows and alvars.[2] It is the only known place in Estonia where the orchid Dactylorhiza ruthei grows. Other rare species include Cypripedium calceolus and Angelica palustris[3]

See also

  • Puhtu Biological Station

Gallery

  • Mountains of ice in spring
    Mountains of ice in spring
  • Autumn forest
    Autumn forest
  • Allium ursinum
    Allium ursinum
  • Memorial to Friedrich Schiller in Puhtu
    Memorial to Friedrich Schiller in Puhtu
  • Laelatu wooded meadow on September
    Laelatu wooded meadow on September

References

  1. ^ "Puhtu-Laelatu-Nehatu Wetland Complex". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Puhtu-Laelatu Nature Reserve". Eesti Maaturism. Archived from the original on 2015-06-10. Retrieved 2013-05-03.
  3. ^ "Puhtu-Laelatu Nature Reserve: EE". Nature 2000 Site Management. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
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