Bukk National Park (Bukki Nemzeti Park)

The largest mountainous forested national park in Hungary, its establishment was determined by the geographical conditions of the Bükk Hills after which it is named.

The different types of sea sediments from the Palaeozoic and Mesozoic era were subsequently breached by volcanic rock material in several phases. Young sediments and acid volcanic rocks are found at the edges of the rising hill range. The various types of soil are naturally linked to the different kinds of rocks. Combined with the diverse topographical forms, the particular microclimatic conditions enable the native Carpathian, Mediterranean and typically high mountainous species, as well as numerous relic species from past geological eras, to find their habitat in the region.

Visiting
- The whole area of the national park can be visited on the signed footpaths, but entering into the habitat of some species may be restricted by the management of the Bükk National Park.

- Special interest groups (ornithologists, lepidopterists, etc.) must provide notice of their visit and request a permit from management.
- The park management would like to encourage cyclists next to walkers by establishing a network of bicycle paths and providing bicycle rental at Szilvásvárad.
- There are information boards at the two caves in Lillafüred (St Stephen dripstone cave and Anna calcereous cave)
- In Szilvásvárad there is an exhibition 'The natural conditions of the Bükk' and in the southern Bükk, more precisely in the Hór Valley there are two study trails, the Millennium Nature Trail and the Forestry Study Trail. In Oszla the regional museum has a local history collection displaying the natural and cultural assets of the national park.

Bükk National Park:
Founded: 1976
Total area: 43,200 hectares
Strictly protected area: 5,730 hectares