RITAM GRADA RHYTHM OF THE CITY
BANJIČKA BAJFORDOVA ŠUMA
BANJICA BYFORD’S WOOD
Nekada je bila poznata kao Titov gaj, a od pre nekoliko godina no- si ime Bajfordova šuma jer je zahvaljujući Timotiju Džonu Bajfordu, scenaristi, reditelju i ornitologu i strastvenom posmatraču ptica, pro- glašena prirodnim dobrom i stavljena pod zaštitu kao spomenik pri- rode. U ovoj listopadnoj šumi živi oko 70 vrsta ptica, a duž staze su postavljene table koje vas pripremaju za susret s nekima od njih. Neravnim stazama lako je zaneti se uz cvrkut i šum lišća… Neke staze vode do magičnog Banjičkog potoka, koji izvire na južnoj stra- ni šume. Banjička šuma je omiljena ljudima koji zaista žele da pobe- gnu od gužve, kafića, sportskih terena… Once known as Tito’s Bosquet, it was renamed Byford’s Wood a few years ago, because it was thanks to late Belgrader Timothy John By- ford, a scriptwriter and director, but also an ornithologist and pas- sionate bird watcher, that the area was proclaimed a Natural As- set and placed under state protection as a Monument of Nature. This deciduous forest is home to about 70 species of bird, and ex- planatory boards have been placed beside its paths to prepare vis- itors for encounters with some of them. Along its uneven lanes it’s easy to be carried away by their tweets and the rustling of leaves... Some pathways lead to the magical Banjica Stream, which emerges on the southern side of the forest. Banjica Wood is a favourite desti- nation for those who really want to escape the city’s crowds, cafes, sports elds...
RITAM GRADA RHYTHM OF THE CITY
BOJČINSKA
FOREST OF BOJČIN
Bojčinska šuma je pod zaštitom države i kao prirodni i kao memo- rijalni spomenik. Njeno drveće pamti još Prvi svetski rat, kada se u šumi nalazilo sklonište za meštane i vojnike, a u Drugom svetskom ratu u njoj je podignut partizanski ustanak u donjem Sremu, dok su vojne baze pod zemljom sačuvane do današnjih dana. Šuma zauzi- ma površinu od 629,51 hektar. Dominira hrast lužnjak, ali je u šumi ukupno evidentirano 185 biljnih vrsta, od kojih 15 ima status zašti- ćenih i strogo zaštićenih vrsta. Bojčinska šuma je dom i za 108 vrsta ptica, 10 vrsta vodozemaca i gmizavaca (od čega je čak osam vrsta zaštitićeno zakonom), zečeve, srndaće, divlje svinje… The Forest of Bojčin is under state protection as a monument of na- ture, but also as a memorial monument. Its trees can recall World War I, when this forest housed a bomb shelter for locals and sol- diers, and it was here that a partisan uprising in Donji Srem was in- stigated during World War II, while underground military bases have been preserved here to this day. The forest encompasses an area of 629,51 hectares. Despite being dominated by oak trees, this forest also has 185 registered plant species, 15 of which classed as protect- ed or strictly protected species. The Forest of Bojčin is home to 108 bird species, 10 species of amphibians and reptiles (eight of which are protected by law), countless rabbits, roe deer, wild boar etc.
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