Nature parks
Special Nature Reserve of Fondotoce (Verbania Fondotoce)
Category: Parks
This Nature Reserve comprises the last stretch of the river Toce and the reed beds of Golfo Borromeo (Borromeo Gulf), on Lake Maggiore. The reed beds are especially interesting because they are rare in this area and because they are home to many reptile species, such as the water snake and the pond turtle, as well as to amphibian species, mammals and many varieties of insects. The reed beds are also a place where many species that live in the lake reproduce, as well as being a place where many varieties of birds winter, nest and stop off. A Centro Studi sulle Migrazioni (Centre for Migration Studies) operates here especially to study migrating birds. The aquatic flora is enriched by a variety of water chestnut endemic to this area: the “Trapa natans Verbanensis”. For visitors who want to ‘explore’ the Nature Reserve, there is also a self-guided tour that lasts one hour and is open all year round.
Information
Area: 365 hectares
Elevation: 194 - 213 metres above sea level
Established: 1990
Environment: plain
E-mail: info@parchilagomaggiore.it
www.parchilagomaggiore.it
Head Office
Via Canale, 48 - 28924 Verbania Fondotoce (Vb)
Tel. and Fax: +39.0323.496596
