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Liiva Putla Nature Reserve

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Location
  
Estonia

Nearest city
  
Kuressaare

Area
  
101 ha

Established
  
2007

Liiva-Putla Nature Reserve

Liiva-Putla Nature Reserve is a nature reserve situated on Saaremaa island in western Estonia, in Saare County.

Liiva-Putla Nature Reserve is one of only five nature reserves in Europe created for the protection of fungi. Estonian mycologist Erast Parmasto was one of the main people behinds its creation. Today it forms part of the EU-wide Natura 2000-network and contains twelve rare species of fungi.

References

Liiva-Putla Nature Reserve Wikipedia