Mociar Forest

The Mociar ancient oak reserve covers an area of approx. 45 ha, near the town of Reghin, between Solovăstru, Beica de Sus and Gurghiu, being one of the oldest forests in the country. Around 300 beech and oak trees have been identified here, aged between 650-720 years, 15-20 m high and 1.5-4 m in diameter, bearing fruit every 10-15 years. The forest was declared a natural forest reserve in 1932, and later, botanists Alexandru Borza and Ion Grințescu from Cluj drew attention to the special importance of the Mociar secular oaks in the 1940s after visiting the area. The forest is relatively rare, situated in a marshy area and with fauna typical of oak forests in the Transylvanian hilly areas (rabbit, deer, wild boar and species of day and night birds of prey).