Muraste Nature Reserve is a

nature reserve A nature reserve (also known as a wildlife refuge, wildlife sanctuary, biosphere reserve or bioreserve, natural or nature preserve, or nature conservation area) is a protected area of importance for flora, fauna, funga, or features of geologic ...

which is located in

Harju County Harju County ( or ''Harjumaa''), is one of the fifteen counties of Estonia. It is situated in northern Estonia, on the southern coast of the Gulf of Finland, and borders Lääne-Viru County to the east, Järva County to the southeast, Rapla Count ...

Estonia Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Ru ...

. The area of the nature reserve is 141 ha. The protected area was founded in 2005 to protect valuable habitat types and threatened species in

Muraste Muraste () is a village in Harku Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia. (retrieved 27 July 2021) It has a population of 1,860 (as of 1 December 2019). Muraste Manor File:Muraste mois.JPG, Ruins of Muraste Manor File:Muraste mois2.JPG, Not ...

and

Suurupi Suurupi is a village in Harku Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Ba ...

village (both in Harku Parish).

References

Nature reserves in Estonia Geography of Harju County {{Harju-geo-stub