foreign tourists travelling around the countryside can discover for themselves the variety and colour of the roadside meadows. The type of meadow richest in species is the wooded meadow. Marshes and bogs About one fifth of Estonia is covered with marshes and bogs, and most of these are to be found in the central and eastern parts of the country. The best place to see marshes is in the Soomaa National Park in Western Estonia. Soomaa indeed means "Bogland" in Estonian and impressive bogs cover the majority of the park with the thickness of the peat layer reaching up to 7 metres in some places. At least 10 per cent of the Estonian territory is subject to the environment protection. The most important protection areas are resting and recreation areas for migratory birds. Mainly seashore wetlands and chaste woodland and wetland areas. The preservation of traditional cultural landscapes is important as well.
..15 sentimeetrit) ja toorhuumusega (see on muutunud turbaks). The soil water is predominantly in the depth of 0,5...1,0 metres. Mulla põhjavesi on valdavalt 0,5...1,0 meetri sügavusel. Pine forests prevail, the number of spruce and birch forests being smaller. The quality classes are III....IV. Ülekaalus (valdavalt) on männimetsad, kuuse- ja kasemetsade arv on väiksem. Boniteediklass on III...IV. The ground vegetation differs from that of the preceding subtype by the greater cover of bogland hair mosses. Sporadically bog whortleberry and marsh tea are added. Alustaimestik erineb eelnevast osatüübist suure turbasambla ja karusamblaga kattuvuse poolest. Kohati on sinikas ja sookail lisandunud. The wood sorrel bilberry subtype grows on gleyed podzols, podzolic soils containing humus or whitish grey soils. Litter is 3 ...8 centimetres thick. Jänesekapsa 6
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