Obedska bara - Special Nature Reserve
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Coordinates: 44º 44’ N, 20 º00’ E
(50 km W of Belgrade)
Altitude: 71-82 m. a.s.l.
Obedska Bara is one of the oldest protected areas in the world
(since 1874) and one of the most famous nature reserves in Serbia and
ex-Yugoslavia. It is a seasonally inundated area of 20.000 ha of the
Sava River floodplain, with marshes, ponds, wet meadows, and an
oxbow surrounded by oak, willow and poplar forests. The biggest pond is
an authentic complex of stagnant tributaries, marshes, pits, marsh
vegetation, damp meadows and forests.
The Reserve is managed by conservation “Vojvodina Forests” Public Company from town of Petrovaradin.
Habitats:
oxbow river,
reed beds,
riverine
poplar and willow forests, oak and ash lowland forests, poplar and
willow plantations, lowland wet meadows, extensive pasture, arable land,
traditional orchards.
Plants:
About 500 plant species are recorded in the
Reserve of which
specially
significant are:
White Water-lily (Nymphaea
alba),
Yellow Water-lily (Nuphar
luteum),
Water Soldier (Stratiotes
aloides),
Common Bladderwort (Utricularia
vulgaris),
(Utricularia
neglecta),
Marsh Nettle (Urtica
kioviensis),
Sweet
Flag (Acorus
calamus),
Water Violet (Hottonia
palustris), Triangular Club-rush (Schoenoplectus
triqueter), Dame's Rocket (Herperis
matronalis), Spotless water-Flaxseed (Wolffia
arrhiza),
Autumn
Crocus (Colchicum
autumnale),
Butcher's broom (Ruscus
aculeatus),
Lungwort (Pulmonaria
officinalis),
Horned Pondweed
(Zannichellia
palustris),
Trapa longicarpa,
Lax-flowered Orchid (Orchis
laxiflora),
Green-winged Orchid (Orchis morio),
Lesser Butterfly-orchid (Platanthera bifolia), Sword-leaved
helleborine (Cephalanthera longifolia),
European Common Twayblade (Listera
ovata),
Bird's-nest orchid (Neottia
nidus-avis).
Fungi:
There are 180 known mushroom and toadstools species and some of them
are: (Morchella
vulgaris),
Porcini
(Boletus edulus),
Yellow Chanterelle (Cantharellus cibarius),
Death Cap (Amanita phalloides), (Russula brunneoviolacea),
Meadow Mushroom (Agaricus
campestris),
Parasol Mushroom (Macrolepiota
procera),
Shaggy Mane (Coprinus
comatus),
Giant Puffball (Calvatia
gigantea).
Insects:
Numerous
species are found in the Reserve so far
and some of them are:
European Stag Beetle (Lucanus
cervus),
Great Capricorn Beetle (Cerambyx cerdo),
Ground Beetle (Carabus
gigas),
Violet Ground Beetle (Carabus
violaceus),
Long Horned Beetle (Morimus
funereus),
Rose Chafer (Cetonia
aurata),
Glow-worm (Lapyris
noctiluca), Giant
Ichneumon Wasp (Rhyssa
persuasoria), Sand
Wasp (Ammophila
sabulosa),
Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa
violacea),
Purple Emperor
(Apatura
iris), Red Admiral
(Vanessa
atalanta),
European Peacock
(Inachis
io),
Clouded Yellow (Colias
crocea),
Swallowtail (Papilio
machaon),
Emperor Dragonfly (Anax
imperator), Scarlet
Dragonfly (Crocothemis
erythraea),
Banded Demoiselle
(Calopteryx
splendens).
Fish:
There are 16 recorded
species and
some of them are: Rudd (Scardinius
erythrophthalmus), Zope
(Abramis ballerus), Carp (Cyprinus
carpio),
Tench
(Tinca tinca), Danubian
Bream (Abramis sapa),
Bitterling (Rhodeus
sericeus),
Crucian Carp (Carassius
carassius),
Weather Loach (Misgurnus
fossilis),
Notrhern Pike (Esox lucius)
and Catfish (Silurus glanis).
Amphibians:
Fire Salamander, Northern Crested Newt,
Danube Crested Newt, Common Newt, Common
Spadefoot, Common Toad,
Green Toad,
Fire-bellied Toad,
Common Tree Frog, Agile Frog,
Balkan Stream Frog,
Marsh Frog, Edible Frog.
Reptiles:
European Pond Terrapin, Green Lizard,
Sand Lizard, Common Wall Lizard,
Slow Worm,
Large Whip Snake,
Aesculapian Snake,
Dice Snake, Grass Snake,
Smooth Snake,
Adder.
Birds:
A total of 220 species is recorded within the reserve. Some of the
breeding species are:
Little Grebe, Pygmy Cormorant, Bittern,
Little Bittern,
Night Heron,
Little Egret,
Great Egret,
Purple Heron,
White Stork, Black
Stork,
Spoonbill, Common
Pochard,
Ferruginous Duck, White-tailed Eagle, Lesser
Spotted Eagle, Marsh Harrier, Honey Buzzard, Goshawk, Hobby,
Saker Falcon, Spotted Crake, Little Crake, Turtle
Dove, Cuckoo,
Barn Owl,
Long-eared Owl,
Little Owl,
Bee-eater, Green Woodpecker, Syrian Woodpecker,
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Middle Spotted Woodpecker, Wryneck, Black
Redstart, River Warbler, Savi’s Warbler, Great
Reed Warbler, Icterine Warbler, Collared
Flycatcher, Penduline Tit, Short-toed
Treecreeper, Red-backed Shrike, Golden Oriole,
Serin, Hawfinch, Reed Bunting, Cirl
Bunting, Corn Bunting.
Mammals:
50 species inhabit the reserve and some of them are Edible Dormouse,
Water Vole, European Hare,
Southern White-breasted Hedgehog,
Wildcat,
European Polecat, Otter, European Beaver, Beech Marten,
Golden Jackal, Wild Boar, and Roe Deer.
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