This guide covers the entire Finnish province of Lapland plus the adjacent region of Kuusamo, near the Russian border.
There are many large National Parks and wilderness areas within this region. Some of the most important ones that feature in this guide are:
Oulanka National Park
Riisitunturi National Park
Pyhä-Luosto National Park
Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park
Kilpisjärvi
Uhro Kekkonen National Park
Lemmenjoki National Park
Inari Lapland
Kevo Strict Nature Reserve
The Crossbill Guide is a thorough and practical guide for naturalists and nature lovers. It offers background information and detailed routes and site descriptions, plus tips on finding and watching all kinds of wildlife. Each route offers descriptions of where to find birds, wildlife and wildflowers and shows you the characteristics of the landscape and geology. The book offers a mix of walking routes and car itineraries with stops and short walks. Although some are challenging, all the walks in this book are designed to explore the landscape and find birds and wildlife rather than simply covering ground. Lapland’s landscape consists of a mosaic of coniferous forests, mires and lakes. This woodland tapestry, punctuated by open water and peat, is called taiga. Towards the north and west, the barren rounded hills (fells, tunturi in Finnish) become increasingly frequent.
Finnish Lapland has a superb birdlife. The birds of this northern land include Parrot Crossbill, Pine Grosbeak, Waxwing, Siberian Jay and Siberian Tit, to name a few.
Product information
Author: Dirk Hilbers
Edition: 2nd
Published: 2017
Language: English
ISBN: 9789491648120
Pages: 224
Dimensions: 21 x 15 cm