Akyokuş Nature Park

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Akyokuş Nature Park is a 21.57-hectare site at Akyokuş in the Meram district of Konya, six kilometres from the city centre, registered as a nature park in 2011. The vegetation consists of sparse black pine and almond trees 3 to 5 metres tall, with herbaceous species such as green bristlegrass in the ground layer. Fir, maple, ash, birch, mulberry and roses have also been planted. Wildlife includes tortoises, steppe agama, several lizards and snakes, birds such as sparrow, magpie, woodpecker, turtle dove, buzzard and kestrel, and mammals such as hedgehog, hare and squirrel. With parking, a tea garden, a café, a country restaurant, a prayer room, gazebos, a viewing terrace, a footpath and a children's playground, the park is used for day picnics and nature walks.