Kulivá hora, Nature reserve in Třebotov, Czech Republic.
Kulivá hora is a protected natural area north of the Švarcava stream that covers a forested slope with varied topography. The reserve contains open grasslands, rocky outcrops, and mixed oak and hornbeam forests distributed across the terrain.
The area became a protected natural site in 1972, gaining official recognition for its geological and ecological value. This designation allowed the natural communities and rock formations to remain largely undisturbed.
The reserve's name, Kulivá hora, refers to the hill above Třebotov in the Český kras limestone region. Its protected status, declared in 1972, covers forest and plant communities of this karst landscape, managed by the AOPK ČR regional office for Central Bohemia. Visitors can look for the rare cup fungus and bolete species recorded in its woods.
No marked hiking trail runs through the reserve; the blue trail from Třebotov to Vonoklasy only touches a short stretch of its western border. The nearest railway stop is in Černošice, about 3 km away on the Prague–Beroun line.
Kulivá hora is one of the few Czech sites of the rare mycorrhizal Caesar's mushroom (Amanita caesarea), recorded here alongside Inocybe tenebrosa. The reserve also shelters the bronze bolete (Boletus aereus) and Fechtner's bolete (Butyriboletus fechtneri), fungi a visitor would not expect in a forest near Třebotov.
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