Irmak Nature Park


Irmak Nature Park is a nature park located in Sarıyer district of Istanbul Province, Turkey.
Irmak Nature Park is situated across Kirazlıbent Nature Park inside the Belgrad Forest and is west of Bahçeköy, Sarıyer. The area was declared a nature park by the Ministry of Environment and Forest in 2011, and is one of the nine nature parks inside the Belgrad Forest. It covers an area of about. The protected area is named
for the creek running through the protected area.
The nature park offers outdoor recreation activities such as hiking, cycling and picnicing for visitors on daily basis. There are playgrounds for children. Admission is charged for visitors and vehicles.

Ecosystem

;Flora
Vegetation of the nature park is dense wood of deciduous trees comprising sessile oak, Kasnak oak, hornbeam, European alder, sweet chestnut, blackthorn, laurestine, common ivy, butcher's-broom and blackberry.
;Fauna
Animals mainly observed in the Belgrad Forest are wild boar, golden jackal, deer, roe deer, fox, gray wolf, marten, hare, squirrel, porcupine, wood mouse, the reptile tortoise and the bird species buzzard, hawk, magpie, crow, woodpecker, passer, finch and goldfinch.