{"id":1632,"date":"2025-03-27T07:16:59","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T04:16:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-D-Class-1st-Experimental-Thessaloniki\/?p=1632"},"modified":"2025-03-31T07:38:15","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T04:38:15","slug":"greek-national-forest-parks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.e-me.edu.gr\/hive-D-Class-1st-Experimental-Thessaloniki\/2025\/03\/27\/greek-national-forest-parks\/","title":{"rendered":"Greek National Forest Parks"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The National Park of Pindos<\/span><\/h1>\n

The National Park of Pindos, also called Valia Kalda, is a special part of the Pindos mountain range.<\/p>\n

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Black Pine (Pinus nigra) and Beech (Fagus sylvatica)<\/p><\/div>\n

It has thick forests filled with trees like black pine and beech<\/span>.<\/p>\n

There are tall mountains, rushing rivers <\/span>(the Salatouras, the Zesto Rema and the Arkoudorema<\/span>), many springs <\/span>and three mountain lakes<\/span>.<\/p>\n

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Pinus heldreichii<\/p><\/div>\n

A very important tree <\/span>here is the Pinus heldreichii<\/span>.<\/p>\n

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The drier areas and lower parts of the valley (=\u03ba\u03bf\u03b9\u03bb\u03ac\u03b4\u03b1) have many Buxus sempervirens<\/span><\/p>\n

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Buxus sempervirens plants<\/p><\/div>\n

plants<\/span>.<\/p>\n

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Among the black pine and beech trees, you can also find some Abies borisii-regis trees<\/span>.<\/p>\n

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Abies borisii-regis trees<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cThis area is a natural home for many types of plants and animals. The most important places where you can find rare (=\u03c3\u03c0\u03ac\u03bd\u03b9\u03b1) plants are the peaks (=\u03ba\u03bf\u03c1\u03c5\u03c6\u03ad\u03c2) Aftia, Flega, and Kapetan Klidi. They are very steep (=\u03b1\u03c0\u03cc\u03c4\u03bf\u03bc\u03b5\u03c2) and hard for grazing animals to reach. Because of this, the forest can grow back naturally here, and many rare plants can stay safe.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Dadia Forest<\/span><\/h1>\n
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Oaks in Dadia<\/p><\/div>\n

Dadia Forest is located near a village called Dadia in Thrace. This forest is filled with tall black pines and Turkish pines, mixed with oaks and beautiful green plants<\/span>.<\/p>\n

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Tall pine trees in Dadia<\/p><\/div>\n

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The forest is part of the Rodopi mountains, which are also known as Evros Mountains. This area is special because it is at the border of Asia and Europe.<\/p>\n

It is an important place for migratory (=\u03b1\u03c0\u03bf\u03b4\u03b7\u03bc\u03b7\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ac) birds<\/span> and is home to lots of different animals.<\/p>\n

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the Cinereous vulture<\/p><\/div>\n

In Dadia Forest, you can see rare (=\u03c3\u03c0\u03ac\u03bd\u03b9\u03b1) European birds of prey (=-\u03b1\u03c1\u03c0\u03b1\u03ba\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ac)<\/span>.<\/p>\n

One special bird is the Cinereous vulture<\/span>, which is a symbol of the forest.<\/p>\n

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White-tailed eagle<\/p><\/div>\n

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Eastern imperial eagle<\/p><\/div>\n

The eastern imperial eagle and the white-tailed eagle, which is very rare in Greece, also live here. In total, there are 219 types of birds, 40 types of reptiles (=\u03b5\u03c1\u03c0\u03b5\u03c4\u03ac) and amphibians (=\u03b1\u03bc\u03c6\u03af\u03b2\u03b9\u03b1), 36 types of mammals (=\u03b8\u03b7\u03bb\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ac), and many rare plants.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Mount Olympus Forest Park<\/span><\/h2>\n

Mount Olympus National Park is a special place with many interesting plants. It has 23 unique kinds of plants <\/span>that only grow there and many more that come from the Alps and western Asia. The mountain is home to many different types of plants.<\/p>\n

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Viola striis-notata flower<\/p><\/div>\n

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Erysimum olympicum flower<\/p><\/div>\n

In the forest, some of the unique plants<\/span> you can find are Viola striis-notata, Erysimum olympicum, and many others.<\/p>\n

There are also special plants<\/span> like Jankea heldreichii, which is very old, and others like Saxifraga scardica, which come from different places.<\/p>\n

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Jankea heldreichii plant<\/p><\/div>\n

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Yew shrub<\/p><\/div>\n

The forest has many typical Mediterranean shrubs (=\u03b8\u03ac\u03bc\u03bd\u03bf\u03b9) like holly and yew<\/span> and many kinds of trees,<\/span> like oaks, cedar and pine trees.<\/p>\n

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Oak trees<\/p><\/div>\n

As you go higher up the mountain, you can find trees like Fagus moesiaca and F. sylvatica<\/span> in cooler areas, while black pine<\/span> (Pinus nigra) grows in dry and sunny places. The Bosnian pine<\/span> makes large forests that go up to the grassy mountain tops.<\/p>\n

In the areas close to the top, you can see bright red lilies<\/span> (Lilium chalcedonicum) and fields of flowers.<\/p>\n

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Bosnian pine tree in Olympus<\/p><\/div>\n

Higher on the mountain, these flower fields change into shrubs and smaller plants.<\/p>\n

More flowers on Mount Olympus: https:\/\/www.topoguide.gr\/mountains\/macedonia\/advs_olymbos\/olymbos_flora_en.php<\/a><\/p>\n

Animals of Mount Olympus<\/span><\/h5>\n

Mount Olympus National Park is also home to many animals, including bugs, rare birds, and different kinds of mammals<\/span>. The different areas in the forest give a safe place for many animals, from big hunters to small plant-eaters and birds that hunt.<\/p>\n

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Mountain goats in Olympus.<\/p><\/div>\n

The mountain goat<\/span> is one of the many animals here. There are 32 types of mammals and 108 kinds of birds in the forest<\/span>. However, some of these animals are in danger, like the mountain goat and the golden eagle<\/span> (Aquila chrysaetos).<\/p>\n

Even with these problems, Mount Olympus National Park is famous for its butterflies and has many frogs and reptiles too.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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