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=== Woods === The [[Lobau]], a [[floodplain]] in the southeast of the city, is a part of the wider [[Danube-Auen National Park]]. It is used for recreation and has many [[Naturism|nudist]] areas. It is home to multiple [[species]] of animals:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Geschützte Tierarten in der Lobau |url=https://www.wien.gv.at/umwelt/wald/erholung/nationalpark/lebensraum/tiere.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240630035305/https://www.wien.gv.at/umwelt/wald/erholung/nationalpark/lebensraum/tiere.html |archive-date=30 June 2024 |access-date=18 March 2024 |website=www.wien.gv.at |language=de}}</ref> * [[Mammal]]s: [[Eurasian beaver|beavers]], [[deer]], [[European hare]]s, [[Eurasian water shrew]]s * [[Reptile]]s: [[European pond turtle]]s, [[slow worm]], [[grass snake]] * [[Amphibian]]s: [[European tree frog]]s, [[European fire-bellied toad]] * [[Fish]]: [[pigo]], [[rhodeus]], [[white-finned gudgeon]] * [[Bird]]s: [[grey heron]]s, [[cormorant]]s, [[common kingfisher]]s, [[white-tailed eagle]]s [[File:Wien 22 Lobau a.jpg|thumb|An entrance to the Lobau by [[Essling]]]] In the west of the city is the [[Lainzer Tiergarten]], a 24.5 km² public [[nature reserve]], of which 19.5 km² is [[woodland]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 July 2006 |title=Lage, Größe, Geologie und Klima des Lainzer Tiergartens |url=http://www.wien.gv.at/wald/lainz-tg/lage.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060706124041/http://www.wien.gv.at/wald/lainz-tg/lage.htm |archive-date=6 July 2006 |access-date=30 August 2024}}</ref> The park was created in 1561 by [[Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor|Emperor Ferdinand I]], who used it as a private hunting ground. After the fall of the monarchy, the Austrian government declared it a public nature reserve. Since 1973, admission has been free of charge. The reserve is home to many [[wild boar]], [[fallow deer]], [[red deer]], and [[European mouflon]]s, as well as 18 species of [[bat]]s.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lainzer Tiergarten - Lebensraum für Wildtiere |url=https://www.wien.gv.at/umwelt/wald/erholung/lainzertiergarten/lebensraum/wildtiere.html |access-date=30 August 2024 |website=www.wien.gv.at |language=de}}</ref>
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