Krakės-Dotnuva Forest

The Krakės-Dotnuva Forest (Lithuanian: Krakių-Dotnuvos miškai) is a forest in Kėdainiai District Municipality, central Lithuania, located 1.5 km from Krakės and 4 km from Dotnuva. It covers 32.8 km2 area. The rivers Jaugila, Smilgaitis, Tranys, Girotakis drain the forest.

Krakės-Dotnuva Forest
Lithuanian: Krakių-Dotnuvos miškai
The Jaugila river running through the forest
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Geography
LocationKėdainiai District Municipality, Lithuania
Coordinates55.383°N 23.766°E / 55.383; 23.766
Area32.8 km2 (12.7 sq mi)
Ecology
Forest coverbirch, spruce, aspen
Faunamoose, wild boar, roe deer, red deer

As of 2005, 38 % of the area was covered by birch, 25 % by spruce, 13 % by aspen, 8 % by ash, 7 % by oak tree groups. The fauna of the forest consists of moose, wild boar, roe deer, red deer, also there are beavers, black storks, middle spotted woodpeckers. The forest is included into Dotnuva-Josvainiai Biosphere Polygon.

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