Krakės-Dotnuva Forest Explained

Krakės-Dotnuva Forest
Native Name:Krakių-Dotnuvos miškai
Native Lang:lt
Map:Lithuania
Coordinates:55.383°N 23.766°W
Region:Kėdainiai District Municipality
Country:Lithuania
Area:32.8km2
Forest Cover:birch, spruce, aspen
Fauna:moose, wild boar, roe deer, red deer

The Krakės-Dotnuva Forest (Lithuanian: Krakių-Dotnuvos miškai) is a forest in Kėdainiai District Municipality, central Lithuania, located 1.5 km from Krakės and 4 km from Dotnuva. It covers 32.8 km2 area. The rivers Jaugila, Smilgaitis, Tranys, Girotakis drain the forest.

As of 2005, 38 % of the area was covered by birch, 25 % by spruce, 13 % by aspen, 8 % by ash, 7 % by oak tree groups. The fauna of the forest consists of moose, wild boar, roe deer, red deer, also there are beavers, black storks, middle spotted woodpeckers. The forest is included into Dotnuva-Josvainiai Biosphere Polygon.