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THE NATURAL RESERVE OF THE ORBA

The reserve created along the banks of the Orba torrent on a surface of 250 hectares, protects the plain part of the torrent near the village of Predosa and in the area between the villages of Retorto, Bosco Marengo and Casalcermelli.

Heir of that wide wood zone that once was defined “Selva d’Orba”, today the reserve sees the presence of white and black poplars, elm trees and willows hosting species of birds like the jay. During the night it is possible to listen to birds of prey and owls while the most careful visitors can meet the vixen, the badger, the beech-marten, the weasel and the hare. In Spring and Summer, the very coloured birds like the king fisher make their nests by digging on the steep banks of the river.

For information it is possible to contact the Park at the telephone number +39/0131/927555