In the beginning of June at the Līgatne Nature Trails Forest School "Pauguri” the first photo exhibition was opened by the staff of Gauja NP Administration and Gauja NP Fund. Exhibition tells about Africa, its nature and people. All photos were made during the Plymouth-Banjul Challenge Race. The author of all photos is Jānis Brauns - a man who is working in the forest sector and whose hobby is photographing.

The building, where now the Forest School is set up, was renovated in 2008 with the financial support of the European Regional Development Fund. Forest School is established for the environmental education purposes. In future it is planned to present other photo exhibitions, possibly about the animals of Līgatne Nature Trails, accessibility of protected areas and Junior Ranger movement in the Gauja NP.

It is possible to visit the exhibition in the Līgatne Nature Trails during all July.
The entrance to the exhibition is free of charge.

Forest School "Pauguri" exhibition hall is open:
Thursday, Friday 12:00  - 17:00
Saturday, Sunday 12:00 - 18:00
Other days it is possible to visit the exhibition together with a guide of the Līgatne Nature Trails.

We also invite you to see the animalsof the Līgatne Nature Trails, especially bears. Each year the Natural History Museum of Latvia is nominating one animal as ‘the animal of the year’. This year as the animal of the year the Brown bear (Ursus arctos) was nominated.

In the autumn at the Natural History Museum of Latvia an exhibition will be organised on bears, that will be prepared by the Līgatne Nature Trails employee Velga Vītola, who has gained huge experience in the working field with bears.

Entrance fee to the Līgatne Nature Trails:
Adults, students and pupils from 16 years - 2.00 Ls
Students (from 7 to 15 years), pensioners - 1.00 Ls
Preschool-age children, disabled people (with identification card) and children from orphanages - free of charge

Welcome to the Līgatne Nature Trails!