Nature sights

From this article you can find some nature sights if you’re interested to go back to nature. You could need a good dictionary, since I haven’t have time to find all information in English. You can use this dictionary: http://mot.kielikone.fi/mot/ttkk/netmot.exe?UI=figr at TUT’s computers.

Around Hervanta is a lot of forest and I usually walk the paths made by wildlife and the forest is full of those. You can find a good map in English from http://www.tampere.fi/ytoteto/kartta/map.php. There you can measure distances and plan how to get back from the forest. Here is the Hervanta naturepath quide in Finnish. I can’t find the English version, but I hope you manage with that http://www.hervanta.fi/ie/pdf/luontopolut.pdf.

When there is enough snow you can ski nearby the lakes of Hervanta (Särkijärvi, Hervantajärvi, Suolijärvi), since there is a lot skiing tracks. You can find more tracks from http://www.into-club.org/intopedia/living/freetime/cross-country-skiing

One nice place is at Hikivuori nearby that is also Haiharan kartano and its park. What I can remember there is a beautiful view from the top of Hikivuori to the lake and the cliff is very deep. At the park you will find a small pond and the birch wood around it looks best in spring time.http://www.tampere.fi/ytoteto/kartta/map.php?x=2494500&y=6817786&px=2.0&txt=Hikivuori+and+Haiharankartano.

Another place is Kauppi people’s park on coast of Näsijärvi. There is jogging track along the coast. There is great sunset by sitting on rocks. http://www.tampere.fi/ytoteto/kartta/map.php?x=2489756&y=6822562&px=8.0&...

The most of you already have been at Pyynikki, but you can go again to there. There is an old observation tower and it’s a conservation area (luonnonsuojelualue). From link below you will also find more conservation areas. There is also the English version, however there is much more information in the Finnish version

http://www.tampere.fi/ymparisto/luonnonsuojelualueet/index.html

http://www.tampere.fi/english/environment/greenareas/parks/index.html

http://www.tampere.fi/ymparisto/luonnonsuojelualueet/index.html

than in the English version.
http://www.tampere.fi/ymparisto/luonnonsuojelualueet/index.html
http://www.tampere.fi/english/environment/greenareas/parks/index.html http://www.tampere.fi/english/environment/greenareas/parks/index.html .

More guides and information about areas and paths you will find from this link, http://www.tampere.fi/ymparisto/luonnonvirkistyskaytto/index.html, it’s only in Finnish, but you will understand at least the pictures and the headlines with the dictionary. Look those pdfs at least those include nice maps and pictures.

Use the map and the dictionary, so we will meet in a forest.

Ps. General knowledge about the Finnish nature and the national parks, the other protected areas, trails etc. A day trip to Aulanko would be a good idea. http://www.luontoon.fi/default.asp?Section=4973