Natural regional park of Serre
Natural regional park of Serre (Italian: Parco naturale regionale delle Serre) is a protected natural area of Calabria created at 2004. Between Aspromonte and La Sila and crossed by two mountain ranges, large forests, including Wood of Stilo (Italian: Bosco di Stilo) and rivers with falss like Marmarico falls (Cascata del Marmarico) near Bivongi, Pietracupa fall near Guardavalle.
| Parco naturale regionale delle Serre | |
|---|---|
IUCN category II (national park) | |
 Fallà area, Monte Cucco and other mountains | |
  Serre Location of park | |
| Location | Calabria |
| Nearest city | Serra San Bruno |
| Coordinates | 38°33′59″N 16°22′20″E |
| Area | 0.17687 km2 (0.06829 sq mi) |
| Established | 2004 |
| Governing body | Regione Calabria |
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The park is large 17.687 ha and was inside many commune's territories among province of Catanzaro, Reggio Calabria and Vibo Valentia: Acquaro, Arena, Badolato, Bivongi, Brognaturo, Cardinale, Davoli, Fabrizia, Gerocarne, Guardavalle, Maierato, Mongiana, Monterosso Calabro, Nardodipace, Pizzo, Pizzoni, Polia, Santa Caterina dello Ionio, Satriano, San Sostene, Serra San Bruno, Simbario, Sorianello, Spadola, Stilo.
Fauna
The animals present in the park:
mammals:
- Cervus elaphus (deer) present only at Villa Vittoria
- Capreolus capreolus (Roe) present only at Villa Vittoria
- Dama dama (Daino) present only at Villa Vittoria
- Ovis musimon (Muflone) present only at Villa Vittoria
- Canis lupus italicus (appenninic wolf)
- Sus scrofa (wild boar)
- Meles meles (badger)badger,
- Martes foina (hare)
- Lepus corsicanus (skunk)
- Mustela putorius (weasel)
- Martes martes (Marten)
- Mustela nivalis (weasel)
- Vulpes vulpes (fox)
- Felis silvestris (wild cat)
- Apodemus sylvaticus (wild mouse)
- Microtus arvalis (vole)
birds:
- Pavo cristatus (Peacock) present only at Villa Vittoria
- Pandion haliaetus (osprey) present only at lago Angitola
- Podiceps cristatus(great crested grebe) present only at lago Angitola
- Aythya nyroca (ferruginous duck) present only at lago Angitola
- Casmerodius albus (Great White Egret) present only at lago Angitola
- Falco peregrinus (peregrine falcon)
- Buteo buteo (buzzard)
- Turdus philomelos (thrush)
- Falco vespertinus (red-footed falcon)
- Ardea cinerea (gray heron)
- Bubo bubo (owl)
- Asio otus (long-eared owl)
- Corvus corax (Corvo imperiale)
- Scolopax rusticola (woodcock)
- Parus major (great tit)
- Oriolus oriolus (oriole)
- Turdus pilaris (Cesena)
- Coturnix coturnix (quail)
- Phasianus colchicus (ring-necked pheasant)
- Upupa epops (hoopoe)
- Pica pica (magpie)
- Carduelis carduelis (goldfinch)
- Erithacus rubecula (robin)
- Picus viridis (green woodpecker)
- Picoides major (red woodpecker)
- Corvus corone cornix(hooded crow)
reptiles:
- Elaphe quatuorlineata (four-lined snake),
- Natrix natrix(water snake)
- Vipera aspis (viper)
- Hierophis viridiflavus (rat snake)
- Podarcis muralis(Lizard)
amphibians:
- Salamandra salamandra(salamander)
- Bufo bufo(common toad)
Insects:
- Vanessa atalanta(Butterfly)
- Cicadidae(Cicada)
Points of interest
- Angitola
- Abbazia della Certosa e Museo della Certosa (Serra San Bruno)
- Santuario di Santa Maria del Bosco and sepolcro di San Bruno (Serra S. Bruno)
- Museo della Civiltà Contadina e Artigiana (Monterosso Calabro)
- Museo Multimediale delle Serre Calabresi (lafilanda.jimdo.com) (Monterosso Calabro)
- Villa Vittoria (Mongiana)
See also
External links
- Park site
- Scheda sul Parco delle Serre su www.parks.it, il Portale dei Parchi italiani