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We are now going to watch the Cedar Valley Nature trail

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The Cedar Valley Nature trail is located 30 km from Platres in the Troodos Forest Mountains. The nature trail is linear and its 2.5 km long. At the end of the nature trail is the Tripilos Mountain and from there you can have a panoramic view of the Cedar valley, the Paphos Forest and the Akamas peninsula. This valley has about 200,000 trees and most of the trees are Cedars (Cedrus brevifolia) which are very close relatives of the Lebanon cedars. The Cedrus brevifolia is an endemic species that can reach 30 metres high. The mature trees have horizontal branches and they can live up to 500 years. They have small needle shaped leaves and very resistant wood that cannot be infected by insects. It is a protected species with high ecological value. The whole valley is classified as a Special Protection Area, not only for the cedars but also for its important fauna. It is a habitat for many birds such as the Eurasian Jay (Garrullus glandarius) that appears in this video. It is also a habitat of the Cypriot Mouflon, which is an endemic protected wild sheep of Cyprus, also appeared in the video.