Virgin forests and forest reserves
Forest reserves and protective forests in the Kočevje Forest Management area
Particularly in the Karst world, forests represent a kind of thick skin - a protection of life. They protect fertile soil, filter the air, contain water, mitigate climate extremes, provide wood and represent a home…continue reading The Rajhenav Rog virgin forest
The sense of prehistoric times, inner peace and quiet under the centuries-old trees fascinates and enchants us time and again. The Rajhenav virgin forest in Kočevski Rog is approximately 50 ha large virgin forest which…continue reading The Strmec virgin forest
This forest has “never seen an axe”. Such mighty fir and beech forests were still covering the central part of Stojna about a century ago. Here, the nature lives by its own laws for millennia,…continue reading The Pugled – Žiben forest reserve
The forest reserve demonstrates the power of nature since by almost covering the remains of former villages, fields and pastures. The reserve can be experienced by taking the Roška pešpot hiking trail and hiking trials…continue readingThe Prelesnikov Koliševka virgin forest
It boasts with interesting vegetation usually found in high mountains or in the far north. Due to its inaccessibility and sinkhole features, the collapsed doline preserved characteristic vegetation of the cold eras of our history.…continue reading The Mestni Vrh forest reserve
It is a fir-beech forest on the steep, rocky slope of the panoramic summit above the mountain cottage Koča pri Jelenovem Studencu in Stojna. Mestni vrh (1034 m) is one of the peaks of Stojna…continue reading The Krempa forest reserve
It is a very popular destination with a view of the Kolpa River canyon. The Krempa natural reserve is a central point of the Borovec nature trail. The grassy pass above the canyon of the Kolpa River is full…continue reading The Željnske Jame forest reserve
It is a trip into the mysterious underground and a journey into prehistoric times of the ice-age hunters who set the first fire beneath the shelter of the cave opening some 20,000 years ago. The…continue reading The Krokar virgin forest
The Borovec nature trail passes through the Krokar virgin forest. Conserved, beech virgin forest stands are covered with wild garlic in the spring time. The Krokar virgin forest is the kingdom of beech tree. However,…continue reading 12