Nature reserves

Norra Allikate Ala

Järvamaa

There are 11 groups of springs with almost 40 springs in the western part of Endla Nature Reserve. These springs are rich in water and start on the slopes of Pandivere Highlands. Interesting facts: The measurements taken at Nora Spring in 1936 gave a surprising result – 360 litres of water flowed out of the spring per...

Osmussaar

Läänemaa

Osmussaar is the furthest northwestern point in Estonia and has stunning scenery as well as fascinating past. Osmussaar, in Odensholm Swedish, got its name after the Viking’s chief god Odin, who as the legend goes, is buried on the island. For about 500 years the island was inhabited by coastal Swedes. Fifty years as a Soviet...

Padakõrve Nature Reserve

Tartumaa

Pae Karstiala

Raplamaa

The Pae karst area spreads out over 2 hectares of land covering a limestone base rich in fossils. Where the alvars and bog meet there is a terrace that varies in height from 1 to 2 metres. Here you can see collapsed funnels up to a metre wide and 1.5 metres deep. Other points of interest in the area include open hollows,...

Paganamaa Landscape Reserve

Võrumaa

Paganamaa Landscape Reserve is located in the Varstu parish, to the southwest of the Krabi village, next to the Latvian border. The area of the reserve is 1107 ha. The main values of the reserve are the Piiriorg valley with the chain of lakes and the Piirioja stream, the geologically interesting landscape with bulges and...

Päite Pank

Ida-Virumaa

Pakri Landscape Reserve

Paldiski, Harjumaa

Pandivere Paeriik

Lääne-Virumaa

Pangodi Nature Reserve

Tartumaa

Parika Nature Reserve

Viljandimaa

Pärimusmatkad

Saaremaa

Pärnu Rannaniidu Looduskaitseala

Pärnu, Pärnumaa

Coastal meadows and reed thickets line the sandy Pärnu Beach almost to the extent of the entire city. The Pärnu Coastal Meadow Protection area was created in 1958 to protect endangered and rare plant species and communities, coastal meadows, creeks and moving dunes as valuable habitats. The coastal meadows in Vana-Pärnu...

Peetri River Landscape Reserve

Võrumaa

The main value of the conservation area is its geological variety. * On Kalkahi, the 60-meter-long strip on the bank of the Peetri River is limestone denudations of the Plavinas stratum from the Upper Devonian period. As a natural denudation, the Devonian limestone in Estonia is only uncovered on the banks of the Peetri...

Piusa River Valley Landscape Reserve

Võrumaa

Piusa River Valley Landscape Reserve lies mainly in the Meremäe and Vastseliina parishes, some of it in the Orava parish of Põlva County. The reserve has been established to protect the stratified primeval valley of the Piusa River and the magnificent Devonian sandstone denudations. The river valley is up to 35 m deep and is...

Piusa Visitor Centre

Põlvamaa

Piusa Visitor Centre is home to a museum, cafe and handicrafts workshop. Using a 3D computer model you can take an exciting virtual stroll through Piusa's sandstone caves, watch short films about mining and bats in the sandy-floored cinema, and marvel at the AHHAA exhibitions. You can even go on a guided tour of the actual...