Raudna Nature Reserve Explained

Raudna Nature Reserve
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Map:Estonia
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Location:Estonia
Area:29ha
Established:1994

Raudna Nature Reserve is a nature reserve situated in southern Estonia, in Viljandi County.

Raudna Nature Reserve protects a former quarry, now a lake, which functions as an important resting-place for migratory birds, as well as feeding and breeding ground for them. On the little islands in the lake, birds like coot and red-necked grebe make their nests. Other species of protected birds often found in the area includes little ringed plover, common tern and Eurasian curlew. The flora includes different species of orchids.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Protected Natural Objects of Viljandi County. . 2012. Estonian Environmental Board. 30 June 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141006102756/http://www.keskkonnaamet.ee/public/Keskkonnaharidus/trykised/Viljandi_eng.pdf. 6 October 2014.