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ORIENTATION
Orecchiella Park is on the Apennine slopes of the Garfagnana area, bordering the areas around the towns of Piazza al Serchio, San Romano, Sillano and Villa Collemandina. The area is protected under the supervision of the National Parks Service (Corpo Forestale dello Stato) and is largely made up of impressive beech, chestnut and fir tree forests.
Among the many wild animals that make the park their home are Apennine wolves, deer, mountain sheep, bears and wild boars. The park’s skies are dominated by birds of prey like falcons and royal eagles. The Orecchiella Park is actually divided into three separate nature reserves: Orecchiella, Pania di Corfino and Lama Rossa, all managed by the National Parks Service.
LANDSCAPE
The landscape is dominated by the great limestone mountain peak of the Pania di Corfino, an area of five thousand hectares spread from an altitude of 600m to 2045m. This beautiful area is quite uncontaminated and wild, although there is a visitors’ centre and education centre where the many individuals and groups who visit the park can study and learn about their surroundings.
The National Parks Service Visitors’ Centre has three floors and provides an essential point of reference for the park (including the botanical vegetable gardens) as a whole. There is also a Nature Museum and a Bird of Prey Museum. Both museums offer visitors detailed information about the park and its flora and fauna. There is also a Mountain Garden where visitors can enjoy typical mountainous plants and flowers which simply explode with colour in Springtime. Around one hectare is covered with annual and perennial shrubs and trees native to the Apennines. Their bright colours and varied shapes make this an evocative corner of the park.
Orecchiella Park is on the Apennine slopes of the Garfagnana area, bordering the areas around the towns of Piazza al Serchio, San Romano, Sillano and Villa Collemandina. The area is protected under the supervision of the National Parks Service (Corpo Forestale dello Stato) and is largely made up of impressive beech, chestnut and fir tree forests.
Among the many wild animals that make the park their home are Apennine wolves, deer, mountain sheep, bears and wild boars. The park’s skies are dominated by birds of prey like falcons and royal eagles. The Orecchiella Park is actually divided into three separate nature reserves: Orecchiella, Pania di Corfino and Lama Rossa, all managed by the National Parks Service.
LANDSCAPE
The landscape is dominated by the great limestone mountain peak of the Pania di Corfino, an area of five thousand hectares spread from an altitude of 600m to 2045m. This beautiful area is quite uncontaminated and wild, although there is a visitors’ centre and education centre where the many individuals and groups who visit the park can study and learn about their surroundings.
The National Parks Service Visitors’ Centre has three floors and provides an essential point of reference for the park (including the botanical vegetable gardens) as a whole. There is also a Nature Museum and a Bird of Prey Museum. Both museums offer visitors detailed information about the park and its flora and fauna. There is also a Mountain Garden where visitors can enjoy typical mountainous plants and flowers which simply explode with colour in Springtime. Around one hectare is covered with annual and perennial shrubs and trees native to the Apennines. Their bright colours and varied shapes make this an evocative corner of the park.
