Bosco Limite

WOWnature’s first forest continues to grow. In 2011, we planted hundreds of trees where there used to be a corn field. In 13 years, the small trees have become an extraordinary resource for the land. Bosco Limite is not just another forest: it filters water, lots of it. How? Thanks to a 1-kilometer-long system of channels, the trees recharge the large underground reserves of drinking water (aquifer) that thousands of people in the Po Valley use. Just think that in a single minute the forest infiltrates as much as 800 liters of clean water into the ground.

Why grow a tree here?

A perpetual forest, a home for 20 species of animals, a kindergarten in the woods for the little ones, a Forest Infiltration Area (FIA). Do you think it is perfect and able to continue like this forever? Sort of. Last summers’ drought put a strain on some species in the forest. Therefore, we want to help it stay in top shape. Some trees are already adapted to the new climate we are experiencing, but there is a need to plant species that are resilient to the effects of the climate crisis.