Nice post, looks like a great place to explore!
it is a pleasure for me to spend time in the more swampy part of that forest - large green mossy plains, moths, berry bushes, poor unhealthy pines and a lot of sun. the other part is not that fancy. my village is located to the south of St.Petersburg where I live, in quite a swampy area. The forests to the north of the city - in Karelia - are all pines, sandy soil, a lot of granite stones, that area is also more rich with mushrooms. But I have what I have 😎