Forests in Lithuania
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]
List
| 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
- Vaitiekūnas, Stasys; Elena Valančienė (2005). Lietuvos geografija (in Lithuanian). Alma litera. p. 116. ISBN 9955-08-534-7.
Literature
- Edvardas Riepšas. Lietuvos miškai. Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija, T. XII (Lietuva). – Vilnius: Mokslo ir enciklopedijų leidybos institutas, 2007. 66 psl.