Parco di Monte Peglia e Selva di Meana (S.T.I.N.A)

Territory

• Surface area S.T.I.N.A. 47,159.00 ha
• Surface area protected areas: 4,535.00 ha
• Surface area adjacent areas: 4,607 ha

The Park covers a high hill and mountain area of 47,159 ha in the Municipalities of Allerona, Castel Viscardo, Fabro, Ficulle, Montegabbione, Monteleone d'Orvieto, Orvieto, Parrano, San Venanzo, Todi.
It encloses the PA (Protected Areas) "Selva di Meana", "Elmo/Melonta" and "San Venanzo Volcanological Area".
Moreover, S.T.I.N.A. also includes the following Natura 2000 Network sites, established according to the Community Directives no. 92/43/CEE (Habitats Directive) and no. 79/409/CEE (Birds Directive):

• pSCI IT 5220001 "Bagno minerale di Parrano"
• pSCI IT 5220002 "Selva di Meana"
• pSCI IT 5220003 "Bosco dell'Elmo"
• pSCI IT 5220004 "Boschi di Prodo e Corbara"
• SPA IT 5220024 "Valle del Tevere: laghi di Corbara ed Alviano"

What is S.T.I.N.A. (Territorial System of Naturalistic and Environmental Interest)?

S.T.I.N.A. is a territorial system including protected areas, areas of particular naturalistic, wildlife, and landscape interest, connected with a local, provincial, and regional planning.
Therefore, STINA is not only a park of naturalistic interest or a mere urban development instrument, but it also aims at being a reference framework to join and enhance the widespread naturalistic and cultural resources according sustainable development principles.
S.T.I.N.A. also represents a first step towards the creation of a "territorial label" to identify and promote all the local production and service activities, transforming sustainable development from a mere slogan into a real and efficient process of economic and social growth of the territory.

S.T.I.N.A Protected Areas

Selva di Meana Protected Area

It covers 3,255 ha (over 1,058 ha of adjacent areas), in the Municipality of Allerona, at the border with Monte Rufeno Nature Reserve in the Municipality of Acquapendente (Regione Lazio).
It is characterized by the considerable presence of public estates, mainly belonging to the regional agricultural and forestal heritage of Umbria managed by the Mountain Community and partly belonging to the state heritage managed by the former ASFD.
The territory is dominated by forests where broadleaf trees mainly grow. Part of them has been left to a natural evolution, part has been converted to high-trunk forest, and a smaller part is dedicated to the coppice exploitation.
The protected area has a plan and regulations.
Moreover, a forest management plan for the state areas has been recently developed: it works as a sector plan in the agricultural and forest field.
A further management plan that is under study regards the pSCI "Selva di Meana", mainly coinciding with the territory of the homonymous protected area.
Among the most important floristic and vegetational features, there are the cotton lavender, the narcissus, several orchids (almost 40 species) and the woods dominated by sessile oak and hornbeam, while among the wildlife species there are the European pond turtle and the wild cat.
In the protected area there is Villa Cahen, a prestigious residence of the early 20th century, dominating the valley of the river Paglia and destination of visits for the original themes characterizing the surrounding gardens (Japanese garden, English park, tropical greenhouses).
The area is interested by the establishment of an interregional park born from an agreement between Regione Lazio and Monte Rufeno Nature Reserve.

Bosco dell'Elmo/Melonta Protected Area

It covers 1,268 ha (over 3,549 ha of adjacent areas) in the Municipalities of San Venanzo, Orvieto, Parrano, and Ficulle (in a decreasing order according to the area involved).
It mainly coincides with the homonymous pSCI and with the regional estate territories managed by the Mountain Community.
The protected area has a plan and regulations.
Moreover, a forest management plan for the state areas has been recently developed: it works as a sector plan in the agricultural and forest field.
A further management plan that is under study regards the pSCI "Bosco dell'Elmo", mainly coinciding with the territory of the homonymous protected area.
Among the floristic and vegetational features, there are Hypocistis and the high-trunk ilex woods, while among the wildlife species we recall the pine marten and the wild cat.

San Venanzo Protected Area (volcanological area)

It covers 126 ha near the town of San Venanzo.
The protected area has a plan and regulations.
It is characterized by the original presence of a volcanological area with unique minerals and rocks.
Nearby, the Volcanological Museum of the Municipality of San Venanzo and Settefrati Environmental Education Center, both destination of several school trips also from schools coming from other regions.