Botanical tours in Estonia
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Estonia is the smallest and least populous of the three Baltic States which achieved independence from the former Soviet Union in 1991. It is a land of great natural beauty, but still comparatively little known as a wildlife destination. However the abundance of natural habitats is reflected in a very impressive avifauna which matches that of any other country in northern Europe.
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| Lady`s Slipper / Anneli Palo |
The country has a long, indented and diverse coastline with more than 1000 islands. Forests and woodlands cover almost half of the Estonian territory. An admirable seventeen percent of the country is afforded protection within nature reserves that vary in size from the large national parks to the smaller, locally protected, reserves.
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| Midsummer-night meadow / Arne Ader |
Extensive undeveloped coastal areas with wide-spread reed-beds and grasslands as well as unique untouched nature with winding rivers, vast floodplains, mires, bogs and primeval forests in the central part of the mainland are habitats for thousands of migrating and breeding birds and many species of rare mammals.
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| Alvars on the Osmussar island / Anneli Palo |
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| Siberian Iris / Arne Ader |
Its flora is amongst the most spectacular in northern Europe. In particular, strong influences in the country's floral make-up come from both Siberia and also the warmer regions of southern Europe, with many plant species reaching their respective western or northern extremities of range within Estonia.
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| Corncrake / Mati Kose |
Due to geographical location between the East and West, the territory of Estonia was under the rule of different countries for the last seven centuries - German, Danish, Swedish and Russian. The rich history is the other important reason to see that country.
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