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ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITYEnvironmental BoardPärnu-Viljandi RegionPhone: +372 435 5610
ARRANGEMENT OF VISITSCentral Estonian Region
Nature Management DepartmentState Forest Management Centre (RMK)
Phone: +372 513 [email protected]
www.rmk.ee
Compiled by: H. Lapp, M. Suurkask, R. Vaiksalu
Front page photo: Loodi sandstone outcrop, R. Vaiksalu
Layout by: Akriibia LtdPrinted by: Aktaprint PLC
©Environmental Board 2012
DOS AND DON’TS FOR VISITORS ● You can move about on private land from sunrise to sunset unless you do damage to the landowner. In case the private land is fenced or marked, you need the landowner’s permission to pass.
● Drive your motor vehicle and ride your bike only on the provided roads and park it only in the car park.
● Put up your tent and make a fire only at the prepared and marked places.
● At the time of fire risk it is forbidden to make an open fire, even on special grounds.
● You can use only non-power driven watercraft on the bodies of water. ● Fishing in accordance with the valid Fishing Act is allowed. ● Remember that physical deterioration of denudations (scratching names, etc) and climbing on denudations is forbidden.
● Keep your dog on the leash while moving about in the nature. ● You can pick berries, mushrooms and other forest goods in the pro-tected area.
● Try to act without leaving traces in the nature.
When you see damage done to the nature or visiting objects, inform the Environmental Inspectorate by phone 1313.
PROTECTED SPECIES495 species of vascular plants and 136 species of mosses, among which 17 are rare-existing, have been identified in the nature park. The habitat of a rare species of fungi – netted Rhodotus (Rhodotus palmatus) – has also been recorded.
114 species of birds have been recorded. Some rare species, such as the lesser spotted eagle (Aquila pomarina), Ural owl (Strix ura-lensis) and hazel grouse (Bonasia bonasia) live in the nature park.
Typically of old manor parks, the rarest represented species of fauna are bats. The colonies of pond bats (Myotis dasycneme) are especially numerous in the Heimtali and Loodi Manor Parks.
FOR HIKERSThe 1.1–2.5-kilometre-long Nature Study Trail, which introduces the ecological system of the Heimtali Deciduous Forest, the 2-kilometre-long Loodi Hiking Trail, located in the Paistu Ancient Valley, the 0.5-kilometre-long Loodi Larch Stand Hiking Trail, and the 1.3-kilometre-long Sinialliku Hiking Trail have been established to help you study the nature park. Recreational sport trails of different length and difficulty rate, a sports centre and an observation tower have been established near the Holstre-Polli Sports and Recreation Centre in the Polli Hills.
PLACES OF NATURE PROTECTION VALUE1. Nõmme Sandy Region. The expansive wavy plain of gravel
and sand is covered with a pine forest. The value of the region is the high quartz content of sand, which is not very common in Viljandi County.
2. Tilli Juniper Stand. The only growing juniper stand in Viljandi County is located in an area of 0.3 hectares on the northern shore of Lake Pirmastu. The average height of the junipers is 2–5 metres, while some single ones reach even 6.5 metres.
3. Polli Hills. The bumpy landscape has numerous terraces. The average height of the upland is 35 metres above the sea level,
with the maximum reaching 115 metres above the sea level. 4. Holstre Hills. The bumpy relief has scientific value by the
morphology of the relief forms dating back to the Ice Age. 5. Hill of Kindralimägi (General’s Hill). The relative height of
this landscape element is 7.5 metres. The pine forest here is about 150 years old. General von Berg, the last owner of the Holstre Manor, was buried on the hill in 1784.
6. Paistu Ancient Valley. The area is valued by the sandstone denudations on the banks of the Viraski Brook, as well as by the species-rich vegetation and the natural forest. The valley slope has seven denudations; the greatest one with the height of 15.2 metres is called the Loodi Hell.
7. Loodi Püstmäe Larch Stand. The larch stand, growing in an area of 0.5 hectares, is one of Estonia’s oldest stands of the European larch (Larix desidua). The highest tree is 43.2 metres high and the biggest one has a diameter of 92 centimetres. The stand was established by von Bock, the owner of the Loodi Manor, in 1820 in the way of sowing. The burial place of the manor owner’s family lies also on the hill.
8. Hill of Tõllamägi and Loodi Manor Park. The sacred oak-grove used to be an essential part of the manor park. In the grove, a tree called the Tõllamägi Oak grows, which is about 500 years old, has the girth of 6.46 metres and the height of 25 metres. The first information on the Loodi Manor dates back to the middle of the 16th century. The manor park, originally in the baroque style, was established in the late 18th century.
9. Sinialliku. The landscape complex comprises of the spring-fed Lake Sinialliku with its greatest depth of 10.7 metres, the stronghold hill and a spring. The Sinialliku Stronghold Hill is an esker where a stronghold of ancient Estonians was situa-ted in the 12th–13th centuries. In the late 19th century, when the Viljandi-Mõisaküla railway was constructed, the strong-hold hill lost much of its original shape. The Sinialliku (Blue Spring) Rising Spring is known as a sacrificial spring. Its name originates from the bluish colour of its water, caused by the blue clay bottom. Several legends are related to the spring.
10. Forest of Mäemets (Hill’s Forest). The Raudna Ancient Valley is vivified by several gullies on its slopes. The area is covered with species-rich ancient and deciduous forests.
11. Heimtali. The area is known for the manor complex, the manor park and the spectacular valley landscape. The park was established in the form of a free-shape park in the second half of the 19th century by the family of the von Siverses. A study trail, introducing hardwood deciduous trees, starts at the car park near the distillery (Viinaköök), which resembles the Tower of London.
Photo: Sinialliku Sacrificial Spring, A. Ader
LoodiNature Park
LOODINature Park
LOODI NATURE PARKThe Loodi Nature Park, the largest landscape protection area with its territory of 3,462 hectares in Viljandi County, is located in the central part of the Sakala Upland and was formed in 1992. The objective of the nature park is to guarantee the singularity of the landscape of the Sakala Upland as well as to protect the habitats of the rare species of the local flora and fauna. The nature park also encompasses the Loodi and Heimtali Manor Parks.
LANDSCAPE AND LAKESIn the landscape of the Loodi Nature Park ancient valleys domi-nate, which, together with their adjacent valleys, form spec-tacular valley landscapes. In the northern part of the nature park, the Tänassilma-Viljandi-Raudna Ancient Valley is located. Reddish sandstone cropouts, dating back to the Aruküla Layer of the Central Devonian period, form a picturesque range of denudations in the Paistu Ancient Valley on the banks of the Sinialliku and Viraski Brooks, which flow into the valley,
The territory of the nature park encompasses ten small lakes, including the deepest in the county, Lake Holstre Linajärv, with its depth of 16.7 metres.
FORESTS55% of the area of the nature park is covered with forests. A prevailing part of them are birch stands and grey alder stands, while spruce stands and pinewoods occur to a smaller extent. The variety of the relief and the soils lead to the diversity of forest communities. Primeval forests dominate (54%), but deci-duous forests (13%) and heath forests (9%) are also common. Most forests are old of age.
Photo: Tõllamägi Oak, H. Lapp
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Pollimägede skv
Holstremägede skv
Nõmmeliiviku skv
Tilli skv
Viljandi 3 km
Viljandi 4 km
Mustla 8 kmKarksi-Nuia 19 km
Siniallikuallikas
Loodi paljand
Sihtkaitsevöönd /Conservation zone
Nõlv / Slope
Kõvakattega tee / Surfaced roadKruuskattega tee / Gravel roadPinnastee / Unpaved roadRada / Path
Kaitseala piir /Protected area boundary
1:52 0001 cm kaardil = 520 m looduses
Parkla / Parking
Lõkkekoht telkimisega /Campfire and camping site
Kirik / Church
Loodususlik vaatamisväärsus /Nature sight
Infotahvel / Information board
Vaatetorn / Observation tower
Mõisakompleks / Manor complex
Heimtali looduse õpperada /Heimtali Nature Study Trail
Märgala / Wetland
Spordi- ja puhkekeskus /Sports and recreation centre
Kuivkäimla / Dry toilet!
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Loodi matkarada /Loodi Hiking TrailLoodi lehisepuistu matkarada /Loodi Larch Stand Hiking TrailSinialliku matkarada /Sinialliku Hiking Trail
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Sinialliku allikas1:21 000
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Loodipaisjärv
Tõllamäetamm
Loodipaljand
Viraski oja
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Sepikoda
Moonakate-maja
Viinaköök
Heimtali sihtkaitse-
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Heimtali
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Heimtali looduse õpperada
Loodi lehise-puistu matka-rada
Sinialliku matkarada
Loodi matkarada