page_title: Kedrinos Lofos
section_title: Flora and fauna
hierarchical_section_title: Kedrinos Lofos / Flora and fauna
caption_attribution_description: English: Panoramic view of Thessaloniki, Greece with Mount Olympus in the background. Ελληνικά: Πανοραμική άποψη της Θεσσαλονίκης, όπως φαίνεται από την θέση "Κράνος" (422μ). Η εικόνα είναι αποτέλεσμα επεξεργασίας με ειδικό λογισμικό το οποίο ενώνει πολλές επιμέρους φωτογραφίες που έχουν ελαφρά επικάλυψη μεταξύ τους. Οι λήψεις των επιμέρους φωτογραφιών και η επεξεργασία έγιναν από τον Βαγγέλη Σκαρμούτσο. עברית: מראה פנורמי של סלוניקי
context_page_description: Kedrinos Lofos, also known as Seikh Su, is a hilltop forest just to the north and northeast of the city of Thessaloniki, Greece, that rises to the west of Mount Chortiatis. The forest covers 2,979 hectares and reaches an elevation of 563 meters.
context_section_description: The forest hosts 277 plant species, among which pine trees (Pinus brutia, Pinus pinea, and Pinus halepensis) are dominant. There are also scattered cypress (Cupressus sempervirens), plane trees (Platanus orientalis), and many species of Populus.
  
  Kedrinos Lofos is also home to a rich variety of fauna. Mammals include hares, foxes, martens, squirrels, weasels, and hedgehogs. Around 80 types of birds frequent the forest, chief among them the short-toed snake eagle, the common cuckoo, nightingales, the rock partridge, owls, and the song thrush. Salamanders, frogs, turtles, grass snakes, and lizards are the most common amphibians and reptiles.
caption: Panoramic view of the city from Kedrinos Lofos with Mount Olympus in the background.
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