PALEARCTIC (EURASIAN)
Temperate Broadleaf Forest
of Europe

The pretty and familiar forests of Europe...

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The Common Wood Pigeon (below).

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The 'Eurasian Chaffinch' (below).

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The 'Common Blackbird' has one of the more familiar and prettiest calls of the European forests.

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The 'Great Tit' (below) is one of the most commonly seen small songbirds of the northern European forests.

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The Eurasian Red Squirrel (below).

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Places to experience European temperate broadleaf forest

Much of the forest of Europe is fragmented, but you can pull over in parts of France and enjoy remnant patches of forest at the many picnic rest areas.

About the author

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Written by Damon Ramsey. All photographs by author (unless credited otherwise). This is not AI written. Images and information are added to this website continuously as of 2026. Feel free to copy photographs for educational purposes, but please acknowledge with: www.ecosystem-guides.com.  Ecosystem Guides posts pretty shots on Instagram and some sillier photos on Facebook.  Contact Email: damon@ecosystem-guides.com

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