No 50029
Wildlife tour
Wildlife tour Group Latvia, Kurzeme

Botanical tour of Kurzeme

Practical information

Total length of the route: ~ 492 km.

Group size: from 8 persons.

Tour guide/botanist: Evita Zviedre.

Easy walks in meadows and nature trails combined with bus drives.

The tour can be prolonged by a week, adding the northern part of Latvia.

Type Description
Botanical
Botanical

Selected species:  Fragnant Orchid (Gymnadenia conopsea), Great Fen Sedge (Cladium mariscus), Black Alders, The Early Marsh Orchid (Dactylorhiza incarnata), Fly Orchid (Ophrys insectifera), Baltic Orchid (Dactylorhiza baltica), Wild Garlic (Allium ursinum), Common Ivy (Hedera helix), Seaside Pea (Lathyrus maritimus), Cross-leaved Heath (Erica tetralix), Tree Lungwort (Lobaria pulmonaria), Eastern Pasqueflower (Pulsatilla patens), Marsh clubmoss (Lycopodiella inundata), Rannoch-rush (Scheuchzeria palustris), different types of sundews (Droseraceae), Bog Rosemary (Andromeda polifolia), Deergrass (Trichophorum cespitosum), toadflax (Linaria loeselii), Sea Holly (Eryngium maritimum), Sand Pink (Dianthus arenarius), Large thyme (Thymus ovatus), Beach Speadwell (Veronica longifolia),peat moss (Sphagnum), Bog Cotton-grass (Eriophorum vaginatum), Leatherleaves (Chamaedaphne calyculata), Heath Spotted-Orchid (Dactylohriza maculata), Cranberries (Oxycoccus palustris)

Certificates

Logo Certificate name Description
Environmental protection
Specially protected nature territories

The tour goes through Slitere National Park and Kemeri National Park.