Laajalahti
Laajalahti (Bredvik) is a district of Espoo, a city in Finland. It belongs to the area of Suur-Tapiola together with Westend, Tapiola, Pohjois-Tapiola, Otaniemi, Niittykumpu, Mankkaa, and Haukilahti. It gets its name from the bay on which it is located. Laajalahti belongs to three sectors; Laajaranta, Lupauksenvuori, and Ruukinranta.
Laajalahti is a marine area particularly known for its bird habitats. The Natura 2000 area in Laajalahti includes a 192-hectare shallow, spacious and grassy bay. As well as the bay and grass field, it is bordered by flood forests, meadow plants, former field areas and bushes.
Laajalahti has been classified as an internationally significant bird habitat. It is home to corn crakes and spotted crakes; also Eurasian bitterns, whooper swans, tundra swans and smews use it as a resting place during migration.
In western Laajalahti, near the golf field, is the culturally significant Muolaansuo swap area, about two hectares in size. This naturally preserved poor fen is a part of the large Turvesuo swamp in Mankkaa. There are several types of swamps at small spots in Muolaansuo. The swamp is unique in the entire capital area as it is home to culturally significant plants such as the deergrass. The Turvesuo swamp has the only known Cladonia incrassata habitat in the entire country of Finland. This lichen is particularly protected by the nature preservation law. Its 1.9-hectare natural habitat was bordered by a decision from the Uusimaa environmental bureau in 2004. A small part of the habitat was protected as a natural monument already in 1993.
Laajalahti is a marine area particularly known for its bird habitats. The Natura 2000 area in Laajalahti includes a 192-hectare shallow, spacious and grassy bay. As well as the bay and grass field, it is bordered by flood forests, meadow plants, former field areas and bushes.
Laajalahti has been classified as an internationally significant bird habitat. It is home to corn crakes and spotted crakes; also Eurasian bitterns, whooper swans, tundra swans and smews use it as a resting place during migration.
In western Laajalahti, near the golf field, is the culturally significant Muolaansuo swap area, about two hectares in size. This naturally preserved poor fen is a part of the large Turvesuo swamp in Mankkaa. There are several types of swamps at small spots in Muolaansuo. The swamp is unique in the entire capital area as it is home to culturally significant plants such as the deergrass. The Turvesuo swamp has the only known Cladonia incrassata habitat in the entire country of Finland. This lichen is particularly protected by the nature preservation law. Its 1.9-hectare natural habitat was bordered by a decision from the Uusimaa environmental bureau in 2004. A small part of the habitat was protected as a natural monument already in 1993.
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