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Somogy, the land

of forests

The forests of Somogy are the most diverse forests in where numerous programmes, interactive exhibitions
Hungary, where the whole family – even together – will and games are awaiting the visitors. Thanks to conscious

find opportunities for active and passive, quality relaxation game management and the work of the hunting compa-

and recreation. The county also offers facilities such as nies, the forests of Somogy are often visited by domestic

forest accommodations and visitor centres. Somogy is and foreign guest hunters, whose comfort is provided

truly unique, because we can hike in the long and continu- by hunting lodges. Th e flourishing hunting tourism, the
ous forests for days. The locals often say: there are not just medal-winning trophies, the number of which is much

forests in Somogy, but Somogy is in the forest! Th e beech, higher than the national average, and the hunting exhibi-
oak, and hornbeam forests of Somogy provide habitat for tions have deservedly made the county famous.
a European-famous wildlife population. In addition to the For those who would like to get to know the forests of So-
red deer, fallow deer, mouflon, roe deer, wild boar, foxes, mogy more in depth, the canopy trail of Kaszó and Deseda

European badger, golden jackal, beech marten, European really brings the beauties of nature close, while the House
pine marten, red squirrel, and wild cat are also living here. of Forests in Kaposvár, an interactive exhibition, shows
Hungary’s most diverse forests encompass the fl at areas the wildlife of the forests, the work that takes place in the
of the Balaton Basin, the wide and deep valleys of Outer forests, and the profession of the forester and the hunter
Somogy, the streams of Inner Somogy, the sandy areas of to school and kindergarten groups, families, and interested
the Drava plain, the romantic landscapes of the Zselic Hills visitors.
and the slopes of the Zala Hills extending into Somogy,

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