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The fate of Bellamonte

Provincial nature reserve - Biotope not established

The biotope is located at the height of km 110 of the S.S. No. 50 of the 'Grappa and Rolle' road in the hamlet of Bellamonte, situated on the 'Dossi' on the orographic right of the Travignolo torrent.
On ignimbritic rocks and on morainic material, there are ample wet and peaty areas that have formed over time, giving the entire valley considerable importance from a naturalistic point of view.
There are numerous biotopes of local interest alongside those of provincial interest ("Palù dei Mugheri" and "Sorte di Bellamonte").
The most valuable feature of this biotope consists in the presence of a large local 'high' peat bog reserve, i.e. 'a plant world in its own right', autonomous and fed only by rainwater, consisting of a thick layer of sphagnum mosses that have slowly accumulated over the centuries.

Description

The significance of the peat bogs, due to their intrinsic characteristics (mode, time of formation, rarity) should be emphasised: the presence in them of undecomposed organic material (pollen, logs, etc.) makes them take on the important role of witnesses to past eras.

The floristic presence is of great importance, including rare species present here in abundance: Andromeda polifolia and Vaccinium microcarpum, both glacial relicts, form a dense carpet on the sphagnum, together with species typical of these formations such as Carex pauciflora, Vaccinium uliginosum, Vaccinium vitis - idaea, Calluna vulgaris, Drosera rotundifolia etc.

Part of the peat bog is also colonised by a dense thicket of dwarf pine (Pinus mugo), a frequent occurrence in raised bogs, also in relation to the special microclimatic conditions.
The development of the sphagnum peat bogs, which began after the glaciations, actually covered a large area, which is now largely enclosed by forest. The peat areas therefore form a continuum even within the woodland included in the biotope, constituting a complex of great naturalistic interest.

Address

Municipalities concerned

Predazzo

Area coordinates

Surface area

Unità di misuraValore
hectares 8,56

Informazioni di dettaglio

Identification code

5

Reference database

Provincial reserves – Unrecognised biotopes

Protected area classification

Unclassified biotope

Additional information

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