Rate birdingplace Lake Lokvarsko
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Big artificial lake that is surrounded by coniferous and deciduous forests. A circular trail of 18 km runs around the lake.
Lake Lokvarsko (Lokvarsko Jezero) is an artificial lake covering over 2 square kms and 40 m deep. The beautiful forested slopes that border the lake are rich in birds and hold for example different species of woodpecker, including dzięcioł średni, dzięcioł duży, dzięcioł białogrzbiety, dzięcioł zielonosiwy, krętogłów and dzięcioł czarny. Among the other birds you can encounter around Lake Lokvarsko are łabędź niemy, perkoz dwuczuby, kormoran mały, kukułka, kruk, sosnówka, czubatka, żołna, bocian czarny, krętogłów, wilga (zwyczajna) and Trzmielojad.
A beautiful 18 km circular trail runs around the reservoir. You can choose to walk the complete trail, or only do parts of it. Although there is no real starting point for entering the Lokvarsko Lake trail, you can join it from the bridge below the village of Zelin Mrzlovodički. Click on the P in the map to get directions. The Lokvarsko Lake trail is a long but easy route that takes an average of 5 hours to complete.