Teici and Pelecare bogs

Teici and Pelecare bogs

Country:
Latvia
Site number:
740
Area:
25,469.0 ha
Designation date:
25-07-1995
Coordinates:
56°35'37"N 26°29'36"E
  • Open part with bog pool labyrinths of Teici mire system. Unchanged, virgin state of ecosystem.
  • One of hundred bog pools and small lakes occurring near margin of Teici mire close to forest belt.
  • Cranberries - abundant within the nature reserve of Teici
  • Cranberries - abundant within the nature reserve of Teici
  • Vegetation of bog hollow - Teici Mire.
  • Small mineral ice-lands occurring within huge wetland complex increase biodiversity and provide shelter for birds and animals.
  • Teici bog

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Teici and Pelecare are two natural and unmodified raised and transitional bogs, which are connected to each other and enclosed by forests. The Teici bog is one of the largest in the Baltic Region. The Site is important for the maintenance of bog-specific and rare bird species, as well as of characteristic wetland plant species and communities. It is a significant feeding and resting site for migrating waterfowl. The wetland stabilizes the regional climatic features and water discharge in rivers, preventing seasonal floods and decreasing groundwater levels during the dry season. Additionally, the Teici and Pelecare bogs are of high scientific and educational value.

Administrative region: The area is located in Madona, Krustpils, Varaklani, Riebini and Livani Municipalities.

National legal designation:
  • strict nature reserve
Regional (international) legal designations:
  • EU Natura 2000
Last publication date: 31-01-2025
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