Grünwaldské vřesoviště, Nature reserve in Moldava, Czech Republic
Grünwaldské vřesoviště is a nature reserve in the Nové Město u Mikulova cadastral area, south of Moldava in the Teplice district, Ústí nad Labem Region. It protects a raised bog with several forms of dwarf mountain pine (Pinus mugo subsp. rotundata) and heathland named after the vanished village of Grünwald.
The reserve takes its name from the vanished village of Grünwald, called Pastviny in Czech. It was first protected as a protected natural feature on 12 October 1989 by the Teplice district national committee, and the Ústí nad Labem Regional Office re-declared it on 20 July 2016.
The reserve takes its name from the vanished village of Grünwald, called Pastviny in Czech. Its bog is dominated by several forms of dwarf mountain pine, and the site is a natural lekking and nesting ground for the black grouse.
The reserve lies in the Nové Město u Mikulova cadastral area south of Moldava, in the Teplice district, and is managed by the Regional Office of the Ústí nad Labem Region. Access follows the moorland terrain of the eastern Ore Mountains, so plan for wet ground.
The reserve protects a raised bog where several forms of dwarf mountain pine grow, and it is a natural lek and nesting site of the black grouse (Lyrurus tetrix). The site is named after the vanished village of Grünwald, called Pastviny in Czech.
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