Founded in 1990 and is 10.368 hectors big, which is the high plateau of Lessinia. This area is characterised by karstism phenomenon owing to the fact that there are many dolines, caves and hollows in the ground, (Spluga della Preta), with some very spectacular natural carvings on the calcarious rocks (Ponte di Veja. Valle delle Sfingi), and hidden and clustered valleys and also due to the absence of water on the surface. Another important fact is the fossil deposits, spread out in various parts of the high plateau and lower valley: the most famous is Pesciara di Bola. Thanks to the altitude of the whole area the flora is various and some rare species can be seen and appreciated: one can encounter oak-groves, bay-oaks, pine-trees and broadleaf-trees; green grazing lands contrast with the beech-wood-trees and red-pine-trees. One can find windflowers, buttercups bellflowers and some very precious flowers like the "martagone lily" . Among the wildlife animals to be seen are the marmot, hare, roe deer, fox, budger, and beech-martens, alas the pine martens are nowadays very rare. In the eastern part of Lessinia in the Gruppo del Carega it is possible to spot the chamois, this species has only lately been reintroduced into this area and they are rapidly expanding. The birds present are the pheasant, grey partridge, a great amount of sparrows, red-peak woodpecker and the commune owl. It is worthwhile mentioning the presence of the raptorial royal eagle, goshawk and commune sparrow-hawk. In the forest there are two very rare species of birds nest, the black-woodpecker and the "capogrosso owl".

MANAGEMENT BOARD:
Parco Naturale della Lessinia
Address: via Cà di Cozzi, 41 - 37124 Verona
Tel: 045/915155 Fax: 045/915970

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