Reserves and natural oasis
Feudo Ugni

This area is part of the borough of Pennapiedimonte, in the province of Chieti, and it is limited in the Northern part from the torrent Avello. Its name derives from the Latin omnium or "of evervbody" since when the Romans conquered this area, they left the property of this land to the original inhabitants. This territory, located in the horst of the Majelia, is plenty of caves that once offered a safe shelter to shepherds and brigands. The most famous cave is the Grotta Nera, made by two cream-colored chambers, here there are many stalactites and stalagmites along with smooth parts commonly called Latte di monte (Mountain Milk) which is a very peculiar calcareous formation. The vegetation present in this area is strictly dependent on the altitude. Above 2000 mts grows the rare Least Majella snowbell along with the Apennine Edelweis, the Spring ok, the Snow ok and the Apennine Genipi. Among the beech woods, there are tall flowers such as the Martagon Lily and the Mezereon.
There are very wide woods of Mountain pines rich of Black blueberry. In the piedmont sides there are woods made by mixture of different trees such as the Mountain Ulmus and the Ash. The faunistic wealth of this area is also very important. In fact there are some rare animals such as the Orsini Viper which in Italy only lives in the central part of the Apennines. There are 120 different species of birds: the Peregrine, the Golden Eagle, the Willow Tit, the Alpine Chough etc. The Marsican Brown Bear is here very uncommon and the presence of the Wolf from the Apennines is just a little more regular. The most common animals in this area are: the Wild Cat, the Polecat, the Deer and the Abruzzo Chamois, these animals were just recently reintroduced here. In the small rivers find their natural habitat the Yellow-bellied Toad and the Dappled Salamander. The access to this reserve is forbidden to the autovehicles while hiking is al1owed within the defined tracks. In order to use the shelters built inside the reserve the authorization is provided by the State Bureau for State Forests of Chieti.

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State reserves

Colle di Liccio and Feudo Intramonti

Lake of Pantaniello

Orfento Valley

Santa Filomena Pine-Wood

Feudo Ugni

Fara S. Martino Palombaro

Lake of Campotosto

Monte Rotondo

Lama Bianca

Monte Velino

Quarto Santa Chiara