Dadia-Lefkimi-Soufli Forest National Park, Nature reserve in Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, Greece.
Dadia-Lefkimi-Soufli Forest National Park covers 428 km² at the southeastern end of the Rhodope Mountains, with Mount Kapsalo rising to 620 m. Its two cores and peripheral zone hold volcanic rock in the larger core and metamorphic and sedimentary rock in the smaller, with valleys, rocky formations, pine and oak woods, meadows and streams.
The area was first protected in 1980 and gained full national park status in 2006 due to its ecological importance. The designation recognized the forest as vital habitat for endangered bird species.
The visitor center teaches you about local wildlife and offers guided sessions to watch vultures up close. You learn which bird species live and breed in this region through hands-on observation.
Forest Inn near the information center offers lodging for visitors exploring the park and nearby towns like Alexandroupoli and Orestiada. Staying here gives easy access to park information and guided activities.
Of the 38 European diurnal raptor species, 36 have been recorded here, alongside some 166 other bird species such as the black stork. The park was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List in 2014 under criterion x.
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