Biotopo Fiavé, nature reserve in Fiavé, Italy

Biotopo Fiavé is a protected nature reserve in the Trentino region of northern Italy, stretching across wetland and peat bog terrain at the base of Mount Cogorna and Mount Misone. The site offers walking trails and observation points where visitors can explore the local ecosystems while the landscape itself reveals its structure of marshes and boggy ground.

The area formed roughly 14,000 years ago when glacial melt created a lake that gradually transformed into a marsh and peat bog over millennia. Archaeological discoveries of prehistoric settlements here led to UNESCO World Heritage recognition in 2011.

The biotope takes its name from the municipality of Fiavé. Since 1988 a didactic trail crosses the reserve, and the site is part of the transnational UNESCO World Heritage listing of 2011 for its prehistoric pile-dwelling remains. Peat was extracted here from 1853, and the marsh was reclaimed from the 18th century.

The reserve features marked walking trails and observation points spread throughout the wetland area for safe exploration. Wear appropriate footwear since the ground is soft and waterlogged, especially during wetter seasons when conditions can become muddy and slippery.

The biotope holds the first confirmed breeding of the golden jackal in Trentino: camera traps recorded a lone animal in 2020, then a pair, and by January 2022 three together, with the pair's reproduction proven. The family group is now resident and numbers at least four animals.