Nature of Latvia

It is typical for Latvia temperate zone landscape with mixed woods people activity influence on nature multishaped flora and fauna undamaged territories of nature are survived

Typical landscapes

Forests pain forests mixed forests rarely –decidous forests

Meadows Variety of meadows- from the wet river bottom land till the dry forest glade

Swamps high moss swamps low grass swamps swamps are important place for nesting ground of different birds

Baltic Sea big part of border of Latvia makes the sea border seashore is a typical element of landscape there is an original fauna in the landscape

Animals and plants

Fragrant butterfly orchid you can find it in the wet meadows and shrubberies it blossoms in June and starts to smell in the evening protected plant

Ordinary daisy daisy family plant typical plant of meadows in Latvia popular wild flower plucked on St.John’s Eve

Ordinary pine typical tree in the woods of Latvia important resource of timber grows in different places-from the seaside denes till swamps

Juniper typical plant of brushwood medicative herb wood-pulp is used as decoration material firewood is used for smoking meat

Wild boar widely distributed wild animal in the forests of Latvia important animal for hunting in force they can make havoc for fields

Eiropean beaver population is restored at the end of the 20th century beaver skins are extremely valuable because they are strong, soft, and beautiful. roasted beaver meat is very tasty in force resettles near people(for example-Riga watercourse) beaver lives in various bodies of water - rivers, lakes, and even drainage ditches.

Beavers dam Bebru dambis

European elk is the largest representative of the deer family the biggest artiodactyla representative in forests of Latvia important animal for hunting The size of the elk population has varied, depending on the intensity of hunting, the number of predatory animals, and the prevalence of diseases

White wagtail national bird in Latvia

White stork white stork is an integral part of Latvia landscape many beliefs are associated with storks- for example, the house where a stork lives has good fortune; a stork protects the home from fire; if a stork's nest is destroyed, the house burns down ;the stork living near the house brings blessing there is a special museum of storks in Staicele

Eiropean hedgehog very popular animal living in the gardens,shrubs and parks insectivore a lot of hedgehogs are killed on the motorways therefore one of the pupils of Vidzeme is created a special sign on the roads ”Be careful-hedgehogs!”

Grey crane beautiful but comparatively occassional swamp bird decreasing is connected with shrinking of big swumps crane voices and rutting- dances are unforgettable

Medical milfoil daisy family plant you can find it in the meadows and roadsides medical plant with the large usability