Koda
The canyon-like valley with steppe and forest vegetation was declared a national nature reserve in 1952. Here you will find several caves with archeological finds. Among the most important are the Martin Cave, where prehistoric and modern settlements have been proven, the Koda Cave and the Ve Stráni Cave
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Interesting facts Koda
There is mainly a floodplain forest, on the slopes there is a rubble forest with the occurrence of wolf plague. Oaks and hornbeams grow in the higher places. Grasses are also doing well here, such as Welsh fescue, slender or coyote. In the Imperial Gorge you will find a critically endangered Austrian bee-eater, forest sage or yellowfinch.
There are also rare snails, a high number of butterflies and moths, rare beetles and thermophilic bees. Among the critically endangered amphibians, you will find the great newt or the crested newt. 7 species of critically endangered bird species nest here, which are red and brown kites, wood almond trees, great guinea pigs, peregrine falcons, sea eagles and rock masons. A large bat and a black bat winter in the caves.
Author: Marie Bukovinská