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Forests in Lithuania

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Pavilniai Regional Park
Dainava Forest
Bubiai-Padubysis-Forest, Šiauliai

Forests in Lithuania cover approximately one third of Lithuania's territory.[1] Of these, around half are publicly owned, and one third are privately owned; the remainder is reserved for possible future privatization. The dominant species are Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) (42%) and spruce (Picea abies) (22.8%). The average age of the forest stands is 53 years. The largest forest is Dainava Forest at 1,290 km2.[2]

Largest forests in Lithuania

List

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Largest forests Location Forest area (km2)
Dainava Forest
(Druskininkai–Varėna Forest)
Alytus County 1,290
Labanoras Forest
(Labanoras–Pabradė Forest)
Vilnius County/ Utena County 738
Kazlų Rūda Forest Marijampolė County/ Kaunas County 470
Karšuva Forest
(Smalininkai–Viešvilė Forest)
Tauragė County 359
Rūdninkai Forest Vilnius County/ Alytus County 329
Lavoriškės Forest
(Lavoriškės–Nemenčinė Forest)
Vilnius County 275
Gaižiūnai Forest
(Rumšiškės–Gaižiūnai Forest)
Kaunas County 239
Ažvinčiai-Minčia Forest Utena County 239
Kapčiamiestis Forest Alytus County 238
Rūdiškiai Forest
(Inkleriškės–Rūdiškiai Forest)
Vilnius County/ Alytus County 195
Biržai Forest Panevėžys County 154
Šimonys Forest Utena County
Panevėžys County
135
Kuliai Forest Telšiai County
Klaipėda County
127
Žalioji Forest Panevėžys County 126
Sausašilis-Tumiškė Forest Utena County 99
Taujėnai Forest Vilnius County 83
Gitėnai Forest Panevėžys County 80
Pažižmė-Tryškiai Forest Šiauliai County
Telšiai County
70
Troškūnai–Dabužiai Forest Utena County 69
Tauragė–Batakiai Forest Tauragė County 68
Girkančiai-Tyrelis Forest Šiauliai County 67
Ramuldava Forest Utena County 67
Begėdžiai-Radvietis Forest Klaipėda County/ Tauragė County 67
Gustoniai–Jakuboniai Forest Panevėžys County 66
Dusmena Forest Alytus County/ Vilnius County 65
Tyrelis Forest Tauragė County 64
Plokštinė-Stirbaičiai Forest Telšiai County 64
Klusiškiai Forest Šiauliai County 63
Prienai Forest Kaunas County 63
Žagarė Forest Šiauliai County 57
Latveliškiai-Agailiai Forest Šiauliai County 56
Raguva–Alančiai Forest Panevėžys County 54
Laukžemė–Palanga Forest Klaipėda County 54
Subartonys Forest Alytus County 53
Žalgiris-Pamarkija Forest Telšiai County 52
Rietavas Forest
(Judrėnai–Lėgai Forest)
Telšiai County/ Klaipėda County/ Tauragė County 50
Dubrava Forest Kaunas County 50
Lančiūnava-Šventybrastis Forest Kaunas County 50
Kazokiškės-Kaugonys Forest Vilnius County/ Kaunas County 48
Varluva–Babtai Forest Kaunas County 47
Tytuvėnai Forest Kaunas County
Šiauliai County
45
Varnabūdė Forest Marijampolė County 44
Gražutė Forest Utena County 42
Šešuoliai Forest Vilnius County 40
Adutiškis Forest Vilnius County 39
Liaudiškiai–Mažuoliai Forest Šiauliai County 36
Pernarava-Šaravai Forest Kaunas County 33
Pagramantis Forest
(Pagramantis–Didkiemis Forest)
Tauragė County 33
Balbieriškis Forest Marijampolė County/ Kaunas County 32
Medingėnai-Milašaičiai Forest Telšiai County 31
Josvainiai Forest Kaunas County 30
Krakės-Dotnuva Forest Kaunas County 29
Lapkalnys-Paliepiai Forest Kaunas County 28
Bukta Forest Marijampolė County 28
Kamanos Forest Šiauliai County 28
Tverai–Patyris Forest Telšiai County 28
Alsėdžiai-Pagermantė Forest Telšiai County 28
Alionys Forest Kaunas County 26
Punia Forest Alytus County 25
Vainutas Forest Klaipėda County/ Utena County 17
Taujėnai Forest Vilnius County/ Panevėžys County 15
Labūnava Forest Kaunas County 13
Paupys–Knyzlaukis Forest Vilnius County 12
Paupys Forest Kaunas County/ Tauragė County 12
Kurtuvėnai Forest Šiauliai County 12
Klišiai–Tyrai Forest Klaipėda County 11
Gruzdžiai–Gubernija Forest Šiauliai County 10

Lithuania encompasses about 65,200 square km. Based on an estimated average of 100 trees per hectare, there are over 200 million trees in Lithuania.

References

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  1. ^ Forest area in the EU, 2020 (share of forest in total area, %)
  2. ^ "Dainavos giria".
  • Vaitiekūnas, Stasys; Elena Valančienė (2005). Lietuvos geografija (in Lithuanian). Alma litera. p. 116. ISBN 9955-08-534-7.

Literature

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