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Respect the forest
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It is not allowed to exaggerate by picking forest fruits, they are important food for animals - Do not walk off the marked paths - Do not make excessive noise, especially not in the spring - Save the anthills.
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Friendly visiting
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Leave your car in the valley - It is better to go on foot - It is allowed to drive by vehicles and bikes only on forest roads -
It is not allowed to drive by snowmobiles, off-road motors or ATVs in the natural environment -
Dogs must be kept on lines - No tents and no fires in the countryside - No rubbish may be dumped here.
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An example of andesitic tuff
The Smrekovec volcanism occurred in the Upper Oligocene age: Oligocene and Miocene. The characteristic rock is andesite and andesitic tuff. The peri-Adriatic lineament – the tectonic zone goes under the northern slopes. It is the one, which divides the African and the European tectonic plate. The bedrock gave the external appearance to the highland ridge. It differs from its neighbours such as Plešivec, Raduha or Peca with its smooth ridge and rounded peaks. The type of the bedrock dictated the evolution of plants and animal specialities. Tuff is named after andesite, a fine grained volcanic rock. The name comprises the rock of consolidated volcanic ash (tuff) and lavas of andesitic composition (andesite). |
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Stemless Gentian (Gentiana acaulis)
358 plants have been recorded on the Smrekovec highland ridge. They represent almost 10 % of all flora in Slovenia, what proofs the area’s high biotic diversity. 26 of them are endangered. The highland ridge is one of the rare non-carbonate areas above the tree line, and because of this fact you can find here very rare plants in Slovenia.
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Capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) is on the list of protected species.
The highland ridge and the forests are a home of many endangered species. You can find here many rare birds. The Smrekovec highland ridge is the biggest area of a capercaillie in southern Europe. The forest will surprise you with numerous anthills. While walking through the countryside we can meet coloured butterflies.
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The cultural landscape of grasslands and dwarf pine scrubs is an important ecosystem and a recognizable image of the ridge.
A spruce fir is the most common tree type on the Smrekovec highland ridge, there is still some original beech forest on some places. The area of Pudgersko is the only primary wild growing location of Pinus cembra in Slovenia. The upper part of the ridge does not have favourable conditions for forest, therefore people changed it to highland pasture meadows. |
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New postcards created in the project “Stand up for Smrekovec” are available in mountain huts on Smrekovec highlands…
In the local newspaper List we write about our recent project...
