Güvercinlik Nature Park

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Güvercinlik Nature Park lies at Güvercinlik in the Milas district of Muğla, on the Milas–Bodrum D-330 road near the Mumcular junction. The state-owned forest land was first run as a Type A recreation area and was declared a nature park in 2011. Its boundaries have changed over time: enlarged to 17.84 hectares in 2015, reduced to 2.58 hectares in 2020 and finally set at 2.65 hectares in 2023. Adjoining the Güvercinlik neighbourhood, the park is 20 km from Bodrum and 33 km from the centre of Milas. The site lies within a third-degree archaeological site, and forest is its dominant ecosystem. Some 118 plant species, 27 species of reptiles, salamanders and frogs, 19 mammals and 36 bird species can be observed in and around it. Among Turkish red pine, kermes oak, olive, Greek strawberry tree and maquis live squirrels, hedgehogs, yellow-legged gulls, barn swallows, great tits and tortoises. The park offers sea views and sunsets. According to the source, it is currently not open to visitors while infrastructure work continues.