Tamba: Bogs, protected areas and coast

Two natural features shape how to explore Tamba: the Paadrema Bog and the Nudrirahu coastal shoal. Tamba küla is one of the places where the Paadrema Nature Reserve and the Paadrema hoiuala protected area are located. Nudrirahu is a publicly accessible coastal shoal in Liivi Bay and is geographically associated with Tamba küla. If you are weighing bog and coastal nature when choosing a destination, you can clearly distinguish between these points of interest.

Paadrema Bog and protected areas

The Paadrema Bog is one of the few remaining large, natural and species-rich fens. The Paadrema Nature Reserve protects the bog, as well as the surrounding bog and forest communities and their biodiversity. It is located in the Paadrema loodusala Natura 2000 site (EE0040341). One specific species conservation objective is the lady’s-slipper orchid (Cypripedium calceolus) and its habitat. For nature-focused exploration, two scales are important: conserving entire ecological communities and specifically protecting a named orchid. The description ranges from a large, natural habitat to a single plant species and its habitat; the lady’s-slipper orchid does not represent the entire conservation mandate on its own.

Bird observations over the years

A breeding bird survey recorded 27 bird species in the Paadrema Bog in 1997. An eagle’s nest in the nature reserve was occupied in different years by both golden eagles and white-tailed eagles. Golden eagles bred there from 2009 to 2011; a new nest was recorded in 2012, but was not found again later. The bird-related details can be distinguished by timeframe and subject: the figure of 27 species comes from a survey in the bog, while the later information describes the history of a nest. A bird count and individual, dated nest observations thus stand alongside each other as distinct aspects of Paadrema’s natural history.

Lake and coastal shoal

Another natural feature is the unnamed natural lake VEE2064110 in Tamba küla. Its water surface covers 2.1 hectares; it lies in the Väinamere loodusala Natura 2000 site (EE0040002). The two Natura 2000 names therefore refer to different local features: Paadrema loodusala to the Paadrema Nature Reserve, and Väinamere loodusala to the lake. The information about the water body adds a clearly quantified water surface to the bog and coastal theme. Together, three distinct natural features can be identified: the species-rich fen, the natural lake with its water surface, and Nudrirahu as a coastal shoal in Liivi Bay. This helps you consider Tamba’s natural features by landscape type rather than as a single theme.

Rules for activities in the nature reserve

The regulation for the Paadrema Nature Reserve sets out specific rules for activities. Visitors may stay in the reserve and gather berries, mushrooms and other forest products; this permission does not apply in the Annepselja strict protection zone and is also subject to the seasonal restriction set out in the regulation. Under the regulation, camping and making fires in the Paadrema Nature Reserve are allowed only at a designated and marked site prepared for this purpose with the consent of the protected area’s administration. The distinction is important for your planning: staying in the reserve and gathering are subject to the seasonal restriction and the exception for the protection zone; camping and making fires are additionally restricted to a specially designated site. Take these requirements into account when planning activities in the nature reserve.

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