Travels. The most beautiful forests in the world Sea of ​​Trees Aokigahara: Suicide Forest

Tourism and rest 27.08.2019
Tourism and rest

Industrialization and deforestation have brought humanity face to face with a number of serious problems, including global warming and others. And the reason for this was the destruction of precious green spaces. Undoubtedly, we must take measures to save forests from extinction, because they are not only the main source of oxygen, but also help to maintain a balance in the environment. To save valuable forests and unique fauna, magnificent safari parks are created on the territory of forests, which are popular all over the world.

And now let's look at 10 most beautiful rainforest in the world!


The second largest tropical forest on the planet. It covers the area Central Africa, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, etc. This forest includes 600 different plant species and 10,000 animal species. Due to the massive cutting down of green spaces, it was under the threat of extinction, but now the world community is making every effort to save it.


It is considered the largest in the Rift Valley. It covers an area of ​​670,000 hectares and is the largest watershed in Kenya. The Mau Rainforest provides fresh, clean and healthy water to the river that originates in Lake Victoria. Some people tried to cut it down because of the incredibly fertile soil, but the Kenyan government stopped this blasphemy in order to preserve the beauty and nature of the amazing forest.


Located in southern South America. It is included in the list of world biological diversity. And all because more than 90% of the plants and 70% of the animals living here are truly rare and unique, and it is quite difficult to find them anywhere else. This is the reason why the forest is considered not only one of the most beautiful, but also one of the most valuable on the planet.

Also, the forest served as the main source of raw materials in the production of paper, thanks to which the country of Chile earned a considerable amount, but in order to preserve the natural flora and fauna, the wood of this forest was soon replaced by pine.


Located on the island of the same name, which is the largest in Indonesia. This beautiful forest is famous for many unique animals and plants. And its territory allowed it to take the sixth place in the world in terms of area among tropical forests. Unfortunately, the forest has also faced human encroachment as the Indonesians began the practice of illegal tree cutting. But the government is making every effort to preserve the miracle of nature.

6. Laminaria Forest


Located in Australia and is home to many animals, especially marine life. It is also the main source of seaweed, the height of which can reach 80 meters. It is important that in the case of this forest there is practically no cutting, which is very good for the creatures living in it.

The main product obtained from the forest is a food compactor (as, for example, for ice cream or jelly). The algae forest is truly beautiful and the Australian government is doing everything it can to keep it intact, but natural disasters get in the way.


It occupies almost 80% of the entire territory. This wonderful forest has found a home for 950 different species of animals and birds. It also grows 20,000 different types plants. Fortunately, despite the rich soil, the forest is not cut down in order to protect the environment from toxic emissions and preserve the green space.


growing in South America, is home to true tropical trees, whose height is known throughout the world. Hundreds and thousands of various trees and plants can be found in this magnificent forest. The forest is best known for plantations of palm trees and cocaine. But the government is doing everything possible to protect the forest from settlement, cutting down and other actions that are contrary to the law.


It is another world famous forest. By the way, Madagascar is the fourth largest among the islands of the planet. The flora and fauna of the forest is 80% of species that you will not find anywhere else. Legal and not-so-legal deforestation has damaged about 85% of its area, but now accepted necessary measures to return the forest to its previous state.


In Sri Lanka, there is a kind of Sinharaja rainforest. It is also known for biodiversity. By the way, UNESCO lists this forest as a natural heritage of the world. Every person simply must one day look at the magnificent variety wildlife forest, which is especially beautiful at dawn. By the way, the forest is the most popular place for picnics among tourists..

1. Malaysian forest


And the Malaysian forest tops the list of the most beautiful tropical forests. It also occupies a leading position in the ranking of the biological diversity of species. Unfortunately, its location is rather unfortunate and favors clearing. Reports indicate that as early as 2020 the forest could disappear completely if appropriate measures are not taken.

Now the World Wildlife Fund Malaysia is doing everything possible to revive its actual beauty and maintain the status of the most beautiful rainforest in the world.

8 chose

The lungs of the planet are called the forests of the Earth. Endless and unexplored forests of the Amazon, thousands of kilometers of Siberian forests, relic forests of America, emerald greenery of the "rain" forests of Australia and now reserved forests of Europe - our planet breathes and lives by them. All of them are unique, but among them there are "pearls of forests" - especially reserved and Beautiful places, with a special atmosphere and indescribable sensations. Here a person can feel like a part of Nature, feel her breath, return to the primitive world and even get lost in reality...

Sagano Bamboo Forest, Japan

The national pride of Japan, the ancient bamboo forest of Sagano at the foot of Mount Arashiyama, where thousands of tourists flock today, has been a place of pilgrimage since the 8th century. Sagano Forest is beautiful at any time of the year, delighting with delicate cherry blossoms in spring, flashing with gold in autumn. But its main treasure for centuries has been a bamboo forest - a real legend of Japan, where its spirit probably lives.

Daintree Rainforest, Australia

The stunning beauty of the forests of Daintree, according to scientists, is about 160 million years old! This is one of the oldest rainforests on Earth that has survived to this day. In its wilds, more than 30% of animals that live only in Australia have been preserved, many relic plants. It has also become a refuge for most of the butterflies living on the green mainland. The Daintree Rainforest is a feature world heritage, along with coral reefs and waterfalls of the Australian continent.

Black Forest, Germany

If you want to get into a scary, scary fairy tale and feel like Hansel and Gretel, or at least Little Red Riding Hood, then you definitely need to visit the Black Forest of the Black Forest in Baden-Württemberg! The trees of this forest grow so closely that their branches do not let through sunlight, the more eerie sensations arise on the shores of its lakes and rivers. The frightening beauty of the forest probably became the prototype of the terrible forests from the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm.

Crooked Forest, Poland

Once in Krzywy Las(the second name is "Drunken Forest") you might think that you are not on Earth at all, but on another planet or inside someone's crazy fantasy. Is not wild forest, and artificially planted in Pomerania in 1930, a grove of four hundred pines curved strictly in a northerly direction. There are several versions of such a strange kind of forest. According to one of them, the trees were uprooted to make bent furniture out of them later, according to the other, the pines were bent to the north so that no one would get lost, along the third, the winds were to blame, and along the fourth, a witch lived in the forest, whose house was guarded by crooked trees. It is not known for certain who and why grew crooked pines, which, moreover, have not reached the standard height in 80 years. Admission to the Crooked Forest is strictly limited, but something similar, namely the Dancing Forest, can be seen on the Curonian Spit in the Kaliningrad region, where pine trees are bizarrely bent, twisted into spirals.

Belovezhskaya Pushcha, Poland and Belarus

Reserved melody, reserved distance - a centuries-old forest Bialowieza Forest. The Bialowieza forests are the largest of the remaining areas of primeval forests on the European Plain. More than 200 thousand tourists annually visit protected forests in Poland, while the Belarusian part of it remains almost unexplored territory for travelers, unparalleled in Europe in terms of the number of plant and animal species.

Forests of Russia

Which of the endless forests of Russia can be called the most beautiful? For each of us, the most beautiful forest is the forest of a small homeland. For me, the most beautiful forests are the forests of the Pskov region, with their blue lakes and blue rivers, the purest air of pine forests, blueberries and strawberries, lingonberries and mushrooms. One day in such a forest adds years of life, filling with natural strength and energy.

Siberians will assure you that there are no denser forests in the whole wide world, in Transbaikalia they consider the Baikal forest the most magical, the forests of the Voronezh region are literally sung in the books of Vasily Peskov, the Ural forests are the most beautiful for the inhabitants of the Urals. Perhaps they themselves will share the beauties of their forests with us.

Ecology

Forests cover approximately 9.4 percent of our planet's land, but there were times when 50 percent of the land was covered by forests. Most people associate forests with trees, but the very concept of "forest ecosystem" includes many more organisms, including not only trees, but also small plants, fungi, bacteria, insects, animals.

The forest is a system through which large amounts of energy pass and in which the cycle takes place. nutrients. Fortunately, most people on the planet are able to enjoy the tranquility of ancient forests. 80 percent of European forests are in Russia.

If you find yourself in the old forest, the streams clean air fill your lungs. Your senses will immediately perk up and you will become more aware of what is going on around you. In the forest, you never know what awaits you around the corner. Here you can discover many amazing things, witness what you have never seen before.

In the forest you can feel real unity with nature, you will escape from the world modern technology and big cities. We invite you to learn about the strangest and most unique forests on the planet, and you may want to take a walk through them. US President Franklin Roosevelt said: "A people that destroys its soil destroys itself. Forests are the lungs of our land, which purify the air and give strength to people."

1) Forests of North Sentinel Island: forests where primitive people live

North Sentinel Island is one of the Andaman Islands located in the Bay of Bengal. This island is unique in that it is surrounded by coral reefs and has no natural bays. For this reason, Europeans did not settle on the island, and no one cut down its forest. The island is almost completely covered with old forest, the area of ​​which is 72 square kilometers. Due to the fact that North Sentinel Island is isolated, the primitive tribe of Sentinelese still lives on it.

Primitive tribes in our time

The Sentinelese tribe has between 50 and 400 people, but it is not known exactly, since these people reject any contact with outside world. On January 26, 2006, two people were illegally fishing for crabs near North Sentinel Island. They were attacked and killed by the Sentinelese.


The Indian Coast Guard attempted to retrieve the bodies by helicopter, but were met with a barrage of arrows. There were reports that the Sentinelese buried the bodies of the fishermen, and did not roast them at all for their dinner. However, the idea that members of the tribe are cannibals is quite plausible.

The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami severely damaged North Sentinel Island. Some of the reefs surrounding the island were at depth, while others rose above the surface. The coastline of the island was completely destroyed.

The fishing areas of the Sentinelese were destroyed, but since then the tribe has managed to adapt to the new conditions. These people live in a primitive communal system, fishing, gathering, their survival depends on the forest in which they hunt wild animals, gather fruits, and so on.


Nothing is currently known about the agricultural methods and practices of the Sentinelese. Their weapons are spears and arrows, and their accuracy is high. It costs nothing for them to hit the target even from 10 meters. For warning shots, the Sentinelese sometimes use unpointed arrows. The main foods in their diet are plants that grow in the forest, coconuts that can be easily found on the beaches, wild boars and presumably other wild animals.

2) Crooked Forest: a forest with strange crooked trees

Crooked forest - a grove with trees that have trunks oddly shaped, located near the village of Nowe Tsarnovo in western Poland. There are over 400 pine trees in this forest, but some of them have 90-degree trunks at the base. They are all curved north side, and quite normal straight trees of the same species grow around. Crooked trees were planted around 1930, when this area of ​​Poland was part of the German province of Pomerania.


It is believed that the trees were twisted by man, but the motives and methods are still not known. It seems as if the trees were allowed to grow for 7-10 years, and then with the help of some device, for some reason, their trunks were tilted.


It is not clear exactly why the Germans needed to tilt the trees, but some researchers believe that they wanted to make special wooden furniture, frames for boats or collars for oxen pulling a plow.

3) Red Forest: the strange forest of Chernobyl

The Red Forest is located within a radius of 10 kilometers from the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, near the ghost town of Pripyat, Ukraine. After the accident at the nuclear power plant on April 26, 1986, the trees in this forest acquired a reddish tint and died. During the cleanup work, most of the trees were bulldozed and taken to the waste dumps.

The territory was covered with sand and young pine trees were planted here. Today, the Red Forest remains the most polluted area in the world. Some old pines remained in it. 90 percent of the radiation is concentrated in soils.


The Chernobyl accident offered scientists a unique opportunity to see how radioactive waste may affect environment. It may seem strange, but many living creatures of the Red Forest not only survived, but also feel great. This forest became a "Radioactive Reserve" and today is home to many rare species. A large number of different species moved to these places, the biodiversity here has increased significantly after the disaster.

Przewalski's horses in the forest of Chernobyl?

Since 1986, the wild boar population in the Red Forest has increased significantly. It is also home to other wild species including storks, wolves, beavers, lynxes, elk and eagles. Birds have been observed nesting on old nuclear reactors, and many rare animals have been seen here. In 2001 on the streets former city Pripyat, traces of a brown bear were seen.


In 2002, a young rare eagle owl was spotted on an abandoned excavator in the Red Forest, of which there are no more than a hundred left in Ukraine. In 2005, a flock of 21 Przewalski's horses, which escaped from captivity, ended up in these places and bred to 64 individuals.

Not quite natural things are happening in the Red Forest. Flora and fauna in the area have been severely affected by radioactive contamination. A few years after the disaster, there were reports of animal mutants, but there were no cases when radiation affected the genetic development of species, with the exception of partial albinism in swallows and feather growth arrest in birds.


It is worth noting that mutant animals die quickly, so those affected by radiation have long been dead. The exclusion zone of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant extends over an area of ​​2500 square kilometers in the northern part of Ukraine and in the south of Belarus.

4) Chestnut Hill Dying Chestnut Forest

Endothium bark cancer of the edible chestnut- a devastating disease that has affected many chestnut trees in America and led to mass disappearance these trees in the eastern United States. The disease was accidentally introduced to North America around the beginning of the 20th century along with lumber or chestnut trees. By the 1940s, virtually all chestnut trees in the United States were dead.


Once these amazing trees reached 60 meters in height, and the diameter of their trunks was about 4.2 meters. Chestnut trees are known to produce beautiful flowers in late spring and early summer. The disease is caused by a fungus C. parasitica, it kills trees, penetrating under the bark, destroys the cambium. After this disease was discovered, conservationists tried to remove the affected plants from the forest, however, as it turned out, these actions were useless.

Cancer spares no one, not even chestnuts

The largest chestnut forest in America that managed to survive is Chestnut Hill, which is located near the town of West Salem, Wisconsin. About 2,500 chestnut trees grow in this forest on an area of ​​24 hectares. These chestnuts are the descendants of just a dozen ancestors that were planted by Martin Hick in the late 19th century.


These trees were planted in the west, away from the plants that grew naturally, which is why they managed to escape the attack. In 1987, scientists discovered a fungus in this forest, which gradually began to die. Today, researchers are working to eradicate the disease and are doing everything they can to bring it back. chestnut forests in the USA.

American Chestnut Foundation today is working to develop plants that are resistant to fungi. These chestnuts will be planted in different parts countries. The fungus easily spreads to neighboring plants, but it is possible that some isolated chestnuts survived. In 2006, a small grove of healthy chestnuts was discovered in the state of Georgia.

5) Aokigahara Sea of ​​Trees: Suicide Forest

Sea of ​​Trees Aokigahara is a beautiful forest located at the northeast foot of Mount Fuji in Japan. Several caves are hidden in this forest, giant trees. The forest is very dark, the trees grow very close to each other, so only a few rays of the sun penetrate the thicket. There are no animals in the Aokigahara forest, it is a creepy and very quiet place.


Nowadays, the forest has acquired a special reputation: on the one hand, next to the forest and on its edges, a wonderful view of Mount Fuji opens up, but on the other hand, this place attracts a huge number of people who want to commit suicide. So far, there are no exact statistics of suicides committed in the forest, but in 2004 the bodies of 108 people were found here.

Popular suicide spot

AT last years The Japanese government has stopped publishing the number of suicides committed in the forest, but the numbers are leaking to the press. For example, in 2010 it was reported that 247 people were going to commit suicide here, of which 54 were successful.


Because of the high number of suicides, the authorities have posted signs in Japanese and English throughout the forest. English urging people to think again about their actions. Every year the police and volunteers comb the area and find someone. The Sea of ​​Trees is considered the second most popular suicide destination after the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco.

The high suicide rate in Japan is a serious problem that has worsened since the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. Society faced a wave of social isolation. "Hikikomori" is a Japanese term that refers to the alienation phenomenon of teenagers and young people who choose to live in seclusion for themselves. According to some estimates, about 1 percent of Japanese people live this way.

In Japanese mythology, the Sea of ​​Trees forest has always been shrouded in secrets and legends. It is believed that this is the place where old people go to die and where evil spirits rule.

6) Trillemarka-Rollagsfjell: Norway's oldest forest

Trillemarka-Rollagsfjell is a nature reserve with an area of ​​147 square kilometers, located in the Norwegian province of Buskerud. The reserve was founded on December 13, 2002 and is located in a mountainous area between the towns of Nore and Solevanne.


Here grows the last ancient virgin forest in Norway, in which you can find 93 species of animals and plants listed in the Red Book.


The Trillemarka-Rollagsfjell forest is home to a huge number of animals that depend on the dynamics of the forest. Here you can meet birds such as the lesser spotted woodpecker, three-toed woodpecker, kuksha (pictured), wood pigeon and golden eagle. Currently, approximately 75 percent of the forest is under state protection. Norway seems to be a little behind its neighbors when it comes to forest protection.

7) Forest "Dark Entrance": house of evil spirits

Dudley (Village of the Damned) is a sign town in Connecticut. It was founded in the mid-1740s as a small settlement and by the 19th century had become quite a prosperous city. The inhabitants of the town were employed in the iron industry, which was quite developed in this region.

Here you could meet many visitors, until there were reports of strange phenomena, unexplained murders and mass suicides. In some cases, the inhabitants of the city began to see hallucinations in which demons appeared before them, ordering them to commit suicide. Livestock began to disappear.


Residents of the city of Dudley began to think that someone cursed their lands. By the middle of the 20th century, there were no inhabitants left in the city, they all either died or left. Today, Dudley looks the way it did 250 years ago when the first settlers arrived.

grew up here dense forest with a rocky landscape, located in the shadow of three different mountains - Bald Mountain, Woodbury Mountains and Coltsfood Triplets Mountains. Due to the fact that the forest is very dense, and the trees in it are very tall, it was called the forest. "Dark Entrance".


The ruins of Dudley Town and Dark Entrance Forest are guarded by a special group that pursues anyone who illegally enters these places. Hundreds of people were arrested when they tried to visit Dudley. They say that they saw inexplicable round objects, lights and heard strange sounds here.

Like some other strange forests, this forest is very quiet and there are no animals here. Modern researchers have suggested that the city simply could not stand the mass hysteria, and the groundwater was contaminated with lead, which led to a high mortality rate.

8) The Ardennes forest: the site of the famous battles

The Ardennes is a mountainous forested region located in Belgium, Luxembourg and France. The area is rich in timber, minerals and game. The Ardennes occupy a strategic position in Europe. For this reason, famous battles took place in this territory.

In the 20th century, the Ardennes were considered unsuitable for large-scale military operations, but during the First and Second World Wars, Germany successfully used these landscapes in an attempt to take over France.


The Ardennes is the site of three major battles of the 20th century: Ardennes operation(1914) French campaign(1940) and Advances in the Ardennes(1944). During the Ardennes operation, French and German troops literally stumbled into each other in the Ardennes forest due to thick fog.

In the winter of 1944, the Third Reich launched a grandiose offensive. Path German troops lay across the Ardennes region in southwestern Belgium. This event was called the Ardennes Offensive.


Prior to the Ardennes Offensive, this snow-covered area was known as the "Ghost Front". Hitler appreciated the Ardennes, As a good area for a surprise attack. Many cities and towns located in these places were destroyed during the war, including historical city Belgium La Roche-en-Ardenne. The Ardennes were captured by Germany until they were recaptured from the Nazis in 1945.

Today, the Ardennes Forest is a favorite tourist destination in Europe, where you can hunt, mountain bike, kayak, visit historical sites.

9) Hoya-Bachu forest: UFO haven

Hoya-Bachu forest is located near the city of Cluj-Napoca in Romania, locals call it Romanian "bermuda triangle" . He was named after a shepherd who disappeared in these places along with two hundred sheep. Many people who live in this area are afraid to even approach this forest. They believe that no one can return from it alive and unharmed. Some people who did venture into the strange forest claimed to experience strange sensations, including nausea, vomiting, migraines, burning sensations, intense anxiety, and so on.


The Hoya-Bachu Forest has a reputation for being a forest of paranormal activity. There was evidence of strange phenomena including mysterious light, female voices, giggling, the appearance of ghosts, and so on. In the 1970s, these places were chosen by UFOs. People who visited the forest spoke of a strong sense of anxiety and the feeling that someone was watching them. The vegetation in the forest has strange properties. On August 18, 1968, military technician Emil Barnya took the famous photograph of a saucer-shaped object in the Hoya-Bachu forest.


Many people who live near the Hoya-Bachu forest claim that sometimes they see an incomprehensible glow more often. Paranormal specialists from all over the world are interested in what is happening in this forest. Ghost hunters and UFOs from Germany, France, the USA and Hungary came here. Many managed to see inexplicable things.

10) Ancient Wood Wood: China's prehistoric forest

In February 2012, Chinese scientists announced that they had completed the reconstruction of an ancient forest that was found in the north of the country, buried under a layer of volcanic ash near the Mongolian region of Vuda. The 20 square kilometer forest was completely preserved thanks to a volcanic eruption that took place 298 million years ago. This discovery recalled the destruction of the Roman city of Pompeii in 79 AD.


Scientists from University of Pennsylvania, Shenyang University and Yunnan University were able to reconstruct 3,000 square kilometers of subtropical forest. They discovered a rich collection of ancient plants that had long since died out. It is believed that the forest was located on the edge of a huge tropical island not far from the eastern coast of the Pangea mainland.


It was a swampy area with a layer of peat and several centimeters of stagnant water. A total of 6 different tree species were identified, including tall sigillaria and cordaites and smaller noeggerathials, which are relatives of ferns. Scientists have found no evidence of the presence of animals in this forest, such as ancient amphibians.

+ Yellowwood forest: a forest that holds a secret

Yellowwood Forest is located in Brown County, Indiana. The name Yellowwood ("Yellow Forest") comes from the name of a rare yellow tree. The Yellowwood Preserve was established in the 1930s. In 1939, a lake with an area of ​​54 hectares appeared here. There is a secret connected with this forest. Huge boulders weighing about 180 kilograms were found on the tops of three trees. These stones were discovered in the 1990s by a turkey hunter and were named "Turkey Stones".


The stones are located on the south side of a slope above the plain near the Tulip Tree road in western Brown County. State officials cannot explain how these boulders ended up on trees and were squeezed between branches. Some believe that this is just someone's joke, they were abandoned by hurricanes or they ended up in trees as a result of floods. This phenomenon is even discussed on some UFO websites.


There is a version that the stones were placed on the trees with the help of helicopters during military exercises, since a military camp was located nearby during the Second World War. However, this information has not been confirmed.

And congratulations on the summer! Soon most of us will go to the forest for mushrooms and berries. In this regard, today we present to you a selection of the most unusual and terrible forests of our planet.

10. Forest on North Sentinel Island

Photo 10. NASA image of the forest on North Sentinel Island

North Sentinel Island Forest covers an area of ​​72 km² and is almost completely covered with centuries-old trees. The island is located in the Bay of Bengal (this is one of the Andaman Islands) of the Indian Ocean and until the 2004 tsunami was completely surrounded by coral reefs. It is home to approximately 50-400 natives, known as the Sentinelese tribe, who reject any contact with other people and the outside world.

9. Crooked Forest


Photo 9. Crooked woods in Poland is still a mystery

Crooked Forest is a grove of strangely curved pines in the vicinity of the village of Nowe Tsarnowo in Western Poland. About 400 trees grow in the forest, twisted 90 degrees at the base of their trunks. All pines face north and are surrounded by normal trees. Crooked pine trees were planted in 1930 during the German occupation. It is believed that this form of trees was formed by human efforts, but the method and motive for creating the grove are not known at present. It is believed that the Germans wanted to assemble bentwood furniture, ship hulls or plow attachments.

8. Red forest


Photo 8. The Red Forest is one of the most polluted areas in the world

The Red Forest or Red Forest is an area of ​​10 km² of trees located next to the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, which was damaged during the reactor explosion in 1986 from the release of radioactive dust. Most of the pine trees died from radiation and turned brown-red. Due to radioactive decay, a glow was observed at night dead trees. During the work to eliminate the accident, the forest was buried. Currently, the trees at this site are being restored naturally.

7. Chestnut Hills


Photo 7. American chestnuts 60 meters high

6 Aokigahara Forest


Photo 6. Aokigahara is considered the second most popular place for suicides

The forest of Aokigahara (“Plain of Green Trees”) or Jukai (“Sea of ​​Trees”) is located at the northwestern foothills of Mount Fuji in Japan. Here you can see rocky caves and giant trees. A frightening silence reigns in the forest, densely growing trees do not allow to penetrate sunbeams light, so Aokigahara is terribly dark. The forest covers an area of ​​35 sq. km. Jukai is a young forest formed 1200 years ago. One of the features this place is a huge number of suicides among residents of Tokyo and the surrounding area. Between 70 and 100 bodies are found annually.

5. Forest of Trillemark-Rollagsfjell


Photo 5. Trillemarka-Rollagsfjell forest is one of the few untouched forests in Norway

Trillemarka-Rollagsfjell covers an area of ​​147 sq. km and is nature reserve located in Buskerud, Norway. It was founded on December 13, 2002. Here you will see amazing Norwegian forests, pristine rivers and lakes, and ancient trees. The reserve is home to many species of rare animals, more precisely 93 species,. Here are some of them: golden eagle, klintukh, kuksha and spotted woodpecker. Currently, 75% of the territory of Trillemark-Rollagsfjell is under state protection.

4. Dark forest


Photo 4. The former station of the city of Dudley in 2011

In ancient times, the city of Dudley was located here. Currently, it is a dense forest with stony soil, in which no one lives. People call it a ghost town, and the place is cursed. Residents of the city experienced hallucinations, there were strange murders and suicides. Sheep and cattle often disappeared without a trace. Now the forest is protected ad hoc groups who arrest all who enter this land.

3. Arden forest


Photo 3. Julius Caesar called the mountain system between the river valleys Arduenna silva (Arden Forest)

Ardennes (Ardennes) or the Ardennes forest - mountain system and woodland in France, Belgium and Luxembourg. The land is covered with dense birch, spruce and oak forests. The region is rich in timber, minerals and game. The Ardennes occupies a strategic position in Europe, so many famous battles took place here, including during the First and Second World Wars. Today, the beauty of the Ardennes attracts crowds of tourists who relax in the fresh air, as well as enthusiastically engage in hunting, cycling, walking, canoeing.

2. Hoya-Bachiu Forest


Photo 2. Forest Hoya-Bachiu in 1970 was the focus of UFOs, inexplicable glows

Hoya Baciu forest is located near the city of Cluj-Napoca, Romania. This place is called the Bermuda Triangle by the natives. The name of the forest was in honor of the shepherd, who disappeared there along with 200 sheep. Most people who live near the forest are afraid to go there. Many of local residents who went to the forest complain of physical pain, nausea, vomiting, migraine, burns, scratches. People have witnessed strange phenomena: an inexplicable glow, female voices, giggles. Hoya-Bachiu Forest has gained a reputation for paranormal activity.

1. Wood's ancient forest


Photo 1. 6 species of trees were found in the ancient forest of Vuda

In February 2012, scientists in northern China announced that they had finished restoring an ancient forest that had been found under a thick layer of volcanic ash near the Mongolian region of Vuda. The opening is reminiscent of the ruined Roman city of Pompeii. Scientists from the University of Pennsylvania were able to reconstruct 3,048 square meters of ancient forest. They discovered a large collection of plants and flora that had been thought to be extinct for many centuries. However, the researchers did not find any evidence of animal life.

Forests cover a significant part of the Earth's surface. They are not only a source of oxygen, but also attract with their beauty. There is nothing calmer than the opportunity to enjoy the view of a beautiful forest that keeps its history and its secrets.

1. Beskydy, Czech Republic

Behind the structure of the earth's surface, the Beskids are asymmetric geological folds, which, as it were, overlap one another, creating a kind of forest-covered relief.

2. Dancing or drunk forest, Kaliningrad

In Kaliningrad, trees incredibly formed dancing forest. Some trees have become like rings, others have acquired several trunks, which are also mangled.

3. Quebec Forest, Canada

Forest Quebec all four seasons is very contrasting and beautiful. It is especially magical in Quebec in autumn: the forests “burn” with bright colors.

4. Swampy forests, Romania

Mystical swampy forests in Romania will enchant with their mystery and give a lot of impressions.

5. Monteverde National Park, Costa Rica

Cloudy national park Monteverde (meaning "green mountain" in Spanish) is located in Costa Rica.

6. Bamboo Forest, Kyoto

The Sagano Bamboo Forest is a picturesque alley of thousands of soaring bamboo trees lined up in even rows.

7. Dragon's Blood Forest, Socotra Island

Fairy-tale thickets of Socotra Island with bizarre trees such as "dragon's blood" with flat crowns.

8. Subtropical Forests, Meghalaya

Subtropical forests of Meghalaya, are mountainous subtropical damp broadleaf forest ecoregion of eastern India.

9. Sunken Forest of Lake Kaindy, Kazakhstan

Lake Kaindy, located in Kazakhstan, is unique. However, what makes this body of water truly remarkable are the tall, dry trunks of submerged Schrenk spruce trees, which, like the masts of mysterious sunken ships, rise above the surface of the water from the bottom of the lake.

9. Monterey Bay Aquarium, USA

The Public Aquarium, located in Monterey (California, USA) was founded in 1984 and is located on the site of a former cannery on Cannery Row.

10 Japan Suicide Forest

Aokigahara (Jukai) looks like a forest from a creepy gothic fairy tale with inconceivably twisted trees, hanging moss and gaping caves everywhere.

11. Olympic National Forest, Washington

The moss-covered trees look more like scenes from a science fiction movie than a real earthly forest in the National Olympic Park, Washington (USA).

12. Black Forest or "black forest", Germany

fairy forest The Black Forest is proud of this natural attraction, which is also famous as Monument Valley in the USA. This Black Forest brings back memories of fairy tale characters: scary witches and fussy gnomes from the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm.

13. Crooked Forest, Poland

In the west of Poland there is a mysterious "Crooked Forest", which is unusual in that trees grow on its territory, outwardly unlike any others.

14. Thorny Forest, Madagascar

In the spiny xerophilous forests of Madagascar, there are trees with scale-like leaves and shrubs with green stems without leaves.

15. Tropical Amazon Jungle, Brazil

The Amazon rainforest, also called the Amazonia, is considered the world's greatest resource and is known as the "lungs of the planet" due to the fact that it accounts for one fifth of the world's produced oxygen.

16. Monkey Puzzle Forest, Chile

Araucaria Chilean, called the inhabitants of the South and North America « monkey puzzle”, can be imagined by imagining a hybrid of palm and pineapple.

17. Son Doong Cave Forest, Vietnam

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