Caves not open to the public
Caves and semi-caves, not open to the public or not routinely exploited for tourism, including their water bodies and streams. Caves normally host specialist animal species (troglobites) and may include endemic cave species living exclusively in certain cave systems.
Natura 2000-Code
8310
Description
Caves should primarily be notified based on their relevance for fauna, e.g. as bat roosts. For cartographic depiction it is normally sufficient to show the cave entrance.
Notes on habitat mapping
Caves should primarily be notified based on their relevance for fauna, e.g. as bat roosts. For cartographic depiction it is normally sufficient to show the cave entrance.
Comments
Karstic caves often contain stalagtites; in most cases more or less round water-filled cave systems have formed below the karst water level.