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19-543: With its dense network of hiking trails, roads and recreational facilities, Bratislava Forest Park includes many localities popular among visitors, such as Železná studienka (Little iron well), Partizánska lúka (Partisan meadow), Koliba and the Kamzík TV Tower . Two-thirds of visitors enter the Bratislava Forest Park through the Červený most area near Patrónka , a major transport junction in

38-683: A number of distinct "chromosomal races" being present over the species' range. One such race was described in 2002 as a new species, S. antinorii . This is an example of chromosomal polymorphism (chromosomal variability as a result of chromosome fusions or disassociations). These karyotypes have been known to naturally hybridize, such as in the Petchora race and the Naryan-Mar variant in Northeastern Russia. A study by Nanjing Normal University in 2019 found that Sorex araneus

57-517: A short fasting duration. Common shrews have evolved adaptations to survive through the winter. Their skulls shrink by nearly 20% and their brains get smaller by as much as 30%. Their other organs also lose mass and their spines get shorter. As a result, total body mass drops by about 18%. When spring returns, they grow until they reach roughly their original size. Scientists believe that low temperatures trigger their bodies to break down bones and tissues and absorb them. As temperatures start to rise with

76-527: Is 55 to 82 millimetres (2.2 to 3.2 in) long and weighs 5 to 12 grams (0.2 to 0.4 oz), and has velvety dark brown fur with a pale underside. It is one of the rare venomous mammals . Juvenile shrews have lighter fur until their first moult . The common shrew has small eyes , a pointed, mobile snout and red-tipped teeth. It has a life span of approximately 14 months. Shrews are active day and night, taking short periods of rest between relatively long bursts of activity. Common shrews are found throughout

95-674: Is accessible by public transport. Železná studienka itself can be reached in five minutes by bus No. 43, starting from Patrónka (a major transport junction in Bratislava ). Automobile access to the park is limited. The last research of the visitors to the Bratislava Forest Park was conducted during June and July 2012 as part of the Urbannatur project, which is part of the Cross-border Cooperation Program Slovakia - Austria 2007-2013, financed by

114-601: Is no hunter's lodge in the park. Hunting is managed by the Bratislava City Forests ( Slovak : Mestské lesy v Bratislave ) using their own hunters and eight hunting dogs . The company also sells hunting tickets. Fishing is managed by the Bratislava subsidiary of the Slovak fisher's union in Žilina ( Slovak : Slovenský rybársky zväz v Žiline, mestská organizácia v Bratislave ). Bratislava Forest Park

133-600: The European Union and the state budget of the Slovak Republic. The research concluded that the most important entrance point into the park is Červený most with 62% total visitors, other entrance points in descending order of use are Koliba and Pekná cesta – Horáreň Krasňany . Cyclists represent 13% of all visitors, most of them - 37% access the park from Potočná Street in Rača . While dogs are allowed entry into

152-680: The primeval forest , transporting the wood on the Danube downstream to their military camps and provinces. The Romans also introduced viticulture into the region that would be famous for its wines later, in the Middle Ages . The park flora belongs to the Western Carpathians flora (Carpaticum occidentale) and into its part Praecarpaticum slovacum. The area is densely forested, original trees are oak and beech . Other plants include field maple , and elderberry . Animals within

171-869: The woodlands , grasslands , and hedgelands of Britain, Scandinavia , and Eastern Europe . Each shrew establishes a home range of 370 to 630 m (440 to 750 yd²). Males often extend the boundaries during the breeding season to find females. Shrews are extremely territorial and will aggressively defend their home ranges from other shrews. They make their nests underground or under dense vegetation. The common shrew's carnivorous and insectivorous diet consists of insects , slugs , spiders , worms , amphibians and small rodents . Shrews need to consume 200% to 300% of their body weight in food each day in order to survive; to achieve this they must eat every 2 to 3 hours, and they will starve if they go without food much longer than that. They do not hibernate because their bodies are too small to store sufficient fat reserves and they have

190-407: The city. The park is served by the Železná studienka Bratislava train station , the public city transport and parking is provided for up to 150 vehicles. The area of the Bratislava Forest Park has been inhabited since the paleolithic age by hunter-gatherers. Neolithic age brought the transition to farming marking the beginning of human transformation of the local environment. Iron Age brought

209-518: The details below. Request from 172.68.168.133 via cp1102 cp1102, Varnish XID 548222507 Upstream caches: cp1102 int Error: 429, Too Many Requests at Thu, 28 Nov 2024 05:38:09 GMT Sorex araneus Sorex europaeus The common shrew ( Sorex araneus ), also known as the Eurasian shrew , is the most common shrew , and one of the most common mammals , throughout Northern Europe , including Great Britain , but excluding Ireland . It

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228-563: The numerous Anguis fragilis and the much rarer Lacerta agilis , Lacerta viridis , Elaphe longissima , and extremely rarely also Coronella austriaca and Natrix natrix . There have been over 50 bird species recognized within the park, including Falco cherrug , Pernis apivorus and Strix aluco . There are 14 identified bat species, the order insectivora includes Sorex araneus , Talpa europaea and Erinaceus europaeus . Rodents include Clethrionomys glareolus , Apodemus sylvaticus , Sciurus vulgaris and Glis glis . Larger animals include

247-520: The numerous Capreolus capreolus , Sus scrofa , Vulpes vulpes , Martes martes , Martes foina , Mustela nivalis and the rare Ovis aries , Dama dama , Cervus elaphus , Meles meles , Lepus europaeus and Lutra lutra (probably only a few individuals). There are no wolves or bears in the park. The whole area of the Bratislava Forest Park is an official, active hunting ground. There are seven crops fields for wild animals, three Red deer feeders, 25 Roe deer feeders and 16 hunter's watch towers. There

266-565: The onset of spring, their bodies start to rebuild the lost bones and tissues. This ability to shrink their bodies significantly reduces their food requirements and increases their chances of survival in the winter. Common shrews exhibit three distinct seasonal phenotypes; however, these phenotypes have the same relative oxygen consumption despite varying temperatures. Shrews have poor eyesight and instead use their excellent senses of smell and hearing to find food. The common shrew breeding season lasts from April to September, but peaks during

285-531: The park boundaries belong to the Palearctic realm . Notable arthropods include Lucanus cervus , Carabus variolosus , rarely also Rosalia alpina , Cerambyx cerdo and Osmoderma eremita . Dragonflies (Odonata) are abundant, notable species include Cordulegaster heros , one of the biggest dragonflies in Slovakia. Its larvae live in the river Vydrica sediments. Notable crustaceans (Crustacea) include

304-505: The park, visitors are prohibited from letting them off the leash. According to VZN 6/2003 §2, letter C, the Bratislava Forest Park is a public area ( Slovak : verejné priestranstvo ). 48°12′19″N 17°05′35″E  /  48.20528°N 17.09306°E  / 48.20528; 17.09306 Koliba Too Many Requests If you report this error to the Wikimedia System Administrators, please include

323-485: The rare Austropotamobius torrentium , also living in the Vydrica. There is insufficient data on fish species but they appear to be rather insignificant, bigger species have been artificially introduced for human fishing. Amphibians and reptiles include Salamandra salamandra , Rana temporaria , Bufo bufo and Rana esculenta , rarely also other species such as Hyla arborea , Rana dalmatina , etc. Reptiles include

342-422: The summer months. After a gestation period of 24 to 25 days, a female gives birth to a litter of five to seven babies. A female rears two to four litters each year. The young are weaned and independent within 22 to 25 days. Young shrews often form a caravan behind their mother, each carrying the tail of its sibling in front with its mouth. The chromosome number ( karyotype ) of Sorex araneus varies widely, with

361-672: The usage of iron and numerous tribe movements, often conducting warfare in the areas they were moving into. Notable ethnic groups from this time include the Celts and the Quadi , the latter had to divide their power with the Roman Empire , whose northern border was the Danube river, just south of the area of today's Bratislava Forest Park. The Romans exploited the natural resources across their border, hunting larger animals and cutting down

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