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 The information about this location have been automatically translated with Microsoft Translator. Rank : 8.3 (average on 4 votes)Coordinates : 44.642063,10.089519 ( Open in Google Maps) Subjects : The variety of habitats and geomorphological reserve determine a high diversity of bird communities present throughout the year, particularly during the breeding season. On the slopes with cliffs and rocky outcrops, interspersed with areas with debris, you can see birds of prey such as the buzzard and, more rarely, the harrier, attracted by the abundance of current thermal updrafts that allow them to get up to altitude without effort, and the environment of the rocks also is used for nesting by kestrel and passerines such as the rare and colorful rock thrush, which selects the most inaccessible parts of the walls, the black redstart, the tree pipit and wheatear. In the bushes of sunny faces, which are home to many species of passerines singing, you can hear the infrequent warbler white Warbler and gardener, a rare bunting with gray head and the rest of the body like a sparrow, goldfinch are easier to see and it small. Grasslands is possible to observe the Pipit and, where there are scattered trees and bushes, the Woodlark. Of particular interest is the presence of red-legged partridge and partridge, two Galliformes that, if approached, rarely involano, but they tend to flatten out on the ground between the vegetation or away correndo.Di particular interest are the photo opportunities with the spontaneous vegetation thanks the ophiolitic rocks, so barren and severe, are exclusive presence here. It 's so pictures can be different fern species including: Asplenium cuneifoglium and Cheilantes marantae; succulent plants: Sedum monregalense and Cardamine plumieri, a cruciform by early flowering, which occurs only in the region of some ophiolites of parmense.D' summer hatch the beautiful purple flowers of Campanula soldanella. On the rocks sunnier bloom lettuce rock, large heads of yellow salsify rare Austrian and those of taraxacoides (Robertia taraxacoides) that usually grows at higher altitudes. Other varieties for flower enthusiasts, are represented by those included in the regional flora protected: Wing needle (Armeria plantaginea), thistle-bullet crocodile (Echinops ritro), autumn squill, veronica herringbone, wild carnation, various orchids (Orchis mascula, O. morio, Dactylorhiza sambucina). Rarities that embellish these environments are, finally, the fritillary, a leek from the beautiful solitary flower, the tulip mountain present at a much lower altitude than usual, the narcissus leaf Strete (Narcissus radiiflorus) and the showy purple mullein; for the latter two species the reserve is the only regional station so far accertata.Nelle grasslands ophiolitic also appear different male dwarf shrubs such as wormwood, cistus hairy and fragrant everlasting.Recommended equipment : Telephoto rather pushed, preferably with teleconverter, to capture specimens in flight over the cliffs which rarely allow easy nascondigli.ttiche macro to grasp the floristic and any insetti.Da not overlook the optics for the landscape where the pace of reserve you can enjoy in the beautiful clear day in spring or autumn, a vision of the Po valley that stretches to his feet with his eyes up to the foothills of Lombardy.Best months : From spring to late autumn.How to get there : The Natural Reserve of Monte Prinzera is located in the middle valley of the Taro, a few kilometers south of Fornovo di Taro (where is located an exit of the A15 Parma-La Spezia), the place is easily accessible along State Road 62 Cisa that for a while it marks the western boundary. Another access is possible from the Provincial of the Val Sporzana that could become detached from the Cisa immediately upstream of Fornovo, runs along the eastern slopes of the reserve and, just before the turnoff for Bardone, it reaches the edge of the settlements at the Piazza and Villanuova.Visits : Entrance free. Local authority Reference: City of Fornovo Taro, P.za Freedom, 11 43045 Fornovo Taro (PR) Tel 400 611 0525 Fax 30 310 0525 e-mail: ambiente@comune.fornovo-di-taro.pr.it...Notes : The Visitor Center is located at SS No. 62 of the CISA, 7 km upstream of Fornovo Taro (direction Berceto-P.so Cisa) Via Rocchetta, 1, Case scattered Piantonia, 43045 Fornovo Taro (PR). Though being served by easy path is recommended, given the rocky environment, comfortable hiking boots, hat and a small supply of water especially during the summer. | | Nearby:   Oasi Il Montirolo 9 km
 Sentiero delle farfalle di Oppiano 11 km
 Parco Fluviale del Taro 12 km
 Parco regionale dei Boschi di Carrega 14 km
 Castello di Torrechiara 15 km
 Le Chiesuole - Taro 18 km
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