20:
110:
76:, mostly in the Dadia Forest, leaving 18 people dead. This fire lasted 17 days and was stated to be "the largest recorded in the EU" up to 2023 by EU officials. The fire burned just over 50% of the Dadia Forest and it is estimated the burnt areas will take 10 years to show signs of recovery and up to 80 years to return to its original state.
291:
and to the wider area. Other facilities include an
Ecotourism Centre, an information centre, and a coffee shop and restaurant. Cars are not permitted, but minibus ecotours are organised, and visitors can follow the trails on foot. There is a hostel near Dadia and various tracks through the forest.
96:
are largely uninhabited and unspoiled. The area is one of tree-covered rolling hills, the Evros Hills, reaching up to about 800 metres (2,600 ft) but without any high peaks. The protected area covers an area of 7,290 hectares (18,000 acres) and is surrounded by a buffer zone of about 28,000
101:, some being alkaline and others acidic. Most of the area is forested, but there are some scrubland, grassland and cultivated areas. The trees are mostly oaks and pines, with some areas of primary forest and other areas of secondary, regenerated growth.
519:
292:
Carcases are put out each day to help feed the vultures and other raptors and provide a spectacle for visitors, who can watch from a hide some 600 m (2,000 ft) away.
346:
301:
321:
287:
The forest is a fully managed protected area and is visited by about 35,000 visitors each year. These bring economic benefits to the village of
448:
523:
410:
55:
can be seen. It is a fully managed protected area of 7,290 hectares (18,000 acres) and is visited by about 35,000 people each year.
493:
613:
354:
276:
569:
608:
239:
are found here; Dadia is the only forest in Europe where this happens. Eagles are plentiful, with several pairs of
464:
19:
264:
69:
32:
215:, but it is as a bird reserve that the forest is best known. 36 of the 38 diurnal species of European
146:
142:
248:
171:
444:
438:
406:
376:
224:
185:
150:
93:
232:
347:"Firefighters in Greece Are Struggling to Battle The E.U.'s Biggest Wildfire Ever Recorded"
545:
236:
228:
154:
85:
73:
322:"Firefighters in Greece struggle to control wildfires, including the EU's largest blaze"
497:
602:
272:
244:
240:
216:
122:
48:
260:
256:
166:
162:
126:
114:
109:
268:
252:
134:
584:
571:
212:
191:
208:
138:
98:
52:
204:
89:
36:
207:
have been recorded in the protected area, as well as 40 species of
51:, and the only forest in Europe where all four European species of
288:
180:
158:
108:
84:
The forest is located in northeastern Greece, to the northeast of
18:
44:
220:
130:
40:
72:
burned around 73.000 hectares (730 square kilometers) near
377:"Δάσος Δαδιάς: πως έσβησε η φωτιά και τι άφησε πίσω της"
243:
nesting in the protected area. Smaller raptors include
279:. Altogether, 219 species of bird have been recorded.
157:. Herbaceous plants, herbs and bulbous plants include
47:. It is one of the most important areas in Europe for
223:). All four native European species of vulture, the
97:hectares (69,000 acres). The underlying rocks are
465:"All Europe's vultures under sudden new threat"
488:
486:
443:. Oxford University Press. pp. 112–115.
432:
430:
428:
426:
424:
422:
219:are present, as well as 6 nocturnal species (
8:
263:breed here, and among the smaller birds are
31:is a large area of natural woodland in the
302:Dadia-Lefkimi-Soufli Forest National Park
313:
121:The dominant trees in Dadia Forest are
7:
405:. Reed International. p. 44.
14:
39:. The forest consists mostly of
522:(in Greek). WWF. Archived from
92:, where the eastern end of the
496:. Visit Greece. Archived from
1:
353:. 2023-08-24. Archived from
88:, close to the border with
630:
133:. Growing among these are
277:eastern Bonelli's warbler
23:Vultures in Dadia Forest
265:semicollared flycatcher
129:, and three species of
70:wildfire of August 2023
375:Αργύρης (2023-09-05).
118:
24:
614:Evros (regional unit)
585:41.12278°N 26.22833°E
550:Greece travel secrets
437:Gibbons, Bob (2003).
112:
22:
203:About 36 species of
581: /
283:Visitor information
177:Fritillaria pontica
33:Evros regional unit
590:41.12278; 26.22833
403:Atlas of the World
249:levant sparrowhawk
172:Iris reichenbachii
119:
25:
609:Forests of Greece
450:978-0-19-850437-5
401:Philip's (1994).
186:Crocus pulchellus
151:wild service tree
94:Rhodope Mountains
621:
596:
595:
593:
592:
591:
586:
582:
579:
578:
577:
574:
561:
560:
558:
556:
542:
536:
535:
533:
531:
516:
510:
509:
507:
505:
500:on 12 March 2022
490:
481:
480:
478:
476:
469:Rewilding Europe
461:
455:
454:
434:
417:
416:
398:
392:
391:
389:
388:
372:
366:
365:
363:
362:
343:
337:
336:
334:
333:
318:
237:griffon vultures
143:eastern hornbeam
135:cornelian cherry
35:in northeastern
16:Forest in Greece
629:
628:
624:
623:
622:
620:
619:
618:
599:
598:
589:
587:
583:
580:
575:
572:
570:
568:
567:
565:
564:
554:
552:
544:
543:
539:
529:
527:
518:
517:
513:
503:
501:
492:
491:
484:
474:
472:
463:
462:
458:
451:
436:
435:
420:
413:
400:
399:
395:
386:
384:
374:
373:
369:
360:
358:
345:
344:
340:
331:
329:
320:
319:
315:
310:
298:
285:
201:
155:turpentine tree
107:
86:Alexandroupolis
82:
74:Alexandroupolis
66:
61:
17:
12:
11:
5:
627:
625:
617:
616:
611:
601:
600:
563:
562:
546:"Dadia Forest"
537:
511:
494:"Dadia Forest"
482:
471:. 6 March 2014
456:
449:
418:
411:
393:
367:
338:
312:
311:
309:
306:
305:
304:
297:
294:
284:
281:
200:
197:
106:
103:
81:
78:
65:
62:
60:
57:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
626:
615:
612:
610:
607:
606:
604:
597:
594:
551:
547:
541:
538:
526:on 2011-12-18
525:
521:
515:
512:
499:
495:
489:
487:
483:
470:
466:
460:
457:
452:
446:
442:
441:
433:
431:
429:
427:
425:
423:
419:
414:
412:0-540-05831-9
408:
404:
397:
394:
382:
378:
371:
368:
357:on 2023-08-26
356:
352:
348:
342:
339:
327:
323:
317:
314:
307:
303:
300:
299:
295:
293:
290:
282:
280:
278:
274:
273:masked shrike
270:
266:
262:
258:
254:
250:
246:
245:lanner falcon
242:
238:
234:
230:
226:
222:
218:
217:birds of prey
214:
210:
206:
198:
196:
194:
193:
188:
187:
182:
178:
174:
173:
168:
164:
160:
156:
152:
148:
144:
140:
136:
132:
128:
124:
117:
116:
111:
104:
102:
100:
95:
91:
87:
79:
77:
75:
71:
64:2023 wildfire
63:
58:
56:
54:
50:
49:birds of prey
46:
42:
38:
34:
30:
21:
566:
553:. Retrieved
549:
540:
528:. Retrieved
524:the original
514:
502:. Retrieved
498:the original
473:. Retrieved
468:
459:
439:
402:
396:
385:. Retrieved
380:
370:
359:. Retrieved
355:the original
350:
341:
330:. Retrieved
328:. 2023-08-24
325:
316:
286:
261:white storks
241:golden eagle
202:
190:
184:
176:
170:
147:hop hornbeam
123:Turkish pine
120:
113:
83:
67:
29:Dadia Forest
28:
26:
588: /
115:Iris pumila
603:Categories
576:26°13′42″E
573:41°07′22″N
387:2023-12-04
383:(in Greek)
361:2023-08-26
332:2023-08-26
308:References
253:horned owl
167:dwarf iris
161:, various
139:smoke bush
127:black pine
68:The major
213:amphibian
192:Colchicum
80:Geography
555:27 April
530:26 April
504:27 April
381:ECOPRESS
296:See also
233:Egyptian
159:paeonies
520:"Έβρος"
326:AP News
255:. Both
229:bearded
209:reptile
179:, wild
163:orchids
99:igneous
59:History
53:vulture
475:5 June
447:
440:Greece
409:
269:roller
205:mammal
181:tulips
90:Turkey
37:Greece
289:Dadia
257:black
225:black
199:Fauna
105:Flora
557:2019
532:2019
506:2019
477:2019
445:ISBN
407:ISBN
351:Time
275:and
259:and
251:and
235:and
221:owls
211:and
189:and
153:and
45:pine
43:and
27:The
131:oak
41:oak
605::
548:.
485:^
467:.
421:^
379:.
349:.
324:.
271:,
267:,
247:,
231:,
227:,
195:.
183:,
175:,
169:,
165:,
149:,
145:,
141:,
137:,
125:,
559:.
534:.
508:.
479:.
453:.
415:.
390:.
364:.
335:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
