Lapiș Forest
Lapiș Forest nature reserve IUCN category IV, is located in northwestern Romania, in the west of Sălaj County, near the village of Nușfalău, which is about 9 km from Șimleu Silvaniei.
Description
The Forest Lapiș with an area of 430,40 ha was declared natural protected area by the Government Decision No.2151 in 2004 and is a relict of a much bigger cluster of ancient forests Codrii Silvaniei.
Flora
Vegetation of forest
Pedunculate oak, sessile oak, small-leaved lime, English oak, Hungarian oak, European ash, Turkey oak, European black pine,, Scots pine, black locust, wild cherry ;
Lungwort, wild arum, windflower, yellow wood anemone, smooth meadow-grass, red fescue.
Fauna
Mammals
Fallow deer, red deer, roe deer, red fox, wild boar, European pine marten, European hamster, wildcat ;
Birds
Avifauna include the lesser spotted woodpecker, tree pipit, Eurasian scops owl, European greenfinch, southern fiscal, Eurasian hobby, blue tit, common raven, yellowhammer and middle spotted woodpecker.