The Um Al-Tutt natural reserve is located in the northern part of the West Bank to the east of Jenin Governorate. It has a Mediterranean ecosystem. It starts at the village of Um Al-Tutt and crosses through the villages of Jalqumus Deir Abu Daif Qabatiya and Jenin. At present the reserve is under Palestinian control under the umbrella of the Ministry of Agriculture.
The foothills of Um Al-Tutt overlook the Palestinian Territories occupied in 1948 and the city of Afula Nazareth and the northern triangle could be seen clearly from there.
The forest is estimated at 505 dunums as trees cover 79% of its surface. Um Al-Tutt reserve is made of carob trees and the semi-natural green sarcophagus that grow on the eastern foothills of the mountains of Palestine (Tubas governorate and to the east of Nablus and Jenin) in the northern West Bank in the Mediterranean climate area located 250-600 meters above the sea level. The green areas of this natural reserve are made of carob and cedrus trees.
The most important plants in the reserve are cedar oak seed and carob trees. A survey conducted by experts from the ARIJ Institute confirmed the presence of other dominant plants such as: Palestinian Sawid and Al-Batem plants Lebanese Burwaq and other related plant clusters such as musk spiny kernels coarse asparagus white crumbs green kohl plants Syrian thyme thymus vulgaris Persian trefoil and other plants.
The PIC team found that Carob trees are scarce in the area which used to be famous for containing a large number of such trees the thing that indicates the possibility of large-scale cutting of these trees.
The reserve is a home for wild animals such as foxes jackals hyenas mice rabbits snakes nests lizards rats bats nits bursa harps turtles frogs scorpions spiders and other birds such as doves the ring doves crows chukars bulbuls larks hoopoes flacons Syrian serins the Eurasian jays and the Eurasian blackcaps and other birds. It also comprises vertebrates such as scorpions spiders butterflies beetles cockroaches flies and snails and other flies and worms.
