SOUTH KASTANIA - ACTAEONIKI S.A.

Philippos’ Forests

Philippos’ Forests comprise a network of six forests spanning 103,000 acres across the Regional Units of Imathia and Pieria. Their primary focus is sustainable forest management and conservation, ensuring a harmonious balance between nature and human activity.

Philippos’ Forests boast remarkable biodiversity, playing a crucial role in maintaining healthy ecosystem functions and supporting human well-being.

South Kastania Forest Information

The forest of South Kastania is located north of the Regional Unit of Pieria and extends to the lower slopes of the Pieria mountains. The above sea altitude of the forest ranges from 120 m at the NE end of the forest to 380 m at the northwestern boundary. The total area of the forest estate amounts to 1,617 hectares (ha) with a boundary line that follows, mainly, natural lines. The forest is divided into nine (9) sections or twenty-four (24) stands.

Flora

The main forestry species of the forest are, among others:

Deciduous oaks (Quercus frainetto, Q. pubescens. Q. cerris)
Hornbeam (Carpinus betulus)
Flowering ash (Fraxinus ornus)
Common hazel (Corylus avelana)
Cornelian cherry (Cornus mas)
Wild service tree (Sorbus torminalis)
Judas tree (Cercis siliquastrum)
Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna)
Silver linden or European white linden (Tilia tomentosa)
Black pine (Pinus nigra)
Kermes oak (Quercus coccifera)
Silver linden or European white linden (Tilia tomentosa)
The turpentine tree (Pistacia terebinthus)

The natural forest vegetation in the private forest of South Kastania , is included in the Paramediterranean Zone of vegetation Quercetalia pubescentis and in particular in the subzone of Quercion confertae (formations of thermophilic subcontinental deciduous oaks), and in the growth area of Quercetum confertae.

The forest is a natural wildlife habitat and one can encounter the following species, among others:

Avifauna