Padakõrve Nature Reserve

{{Short description|Protected area in Estonia}}

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| area = 1555 ha

| established = 1964 (2006)

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Padakõrve Nature Reserve is a nature reserve which is located in Tartu County, Estonia.{{cite web |title=Padakõrve looduskaitseala kaitse-eeskiri – Riigi Teataja |url=https://www.riigiteataja.ee/akt/13295751 |website=www.riigiteataja.ee |access-date=5 April 2021}}

The area of the nature reserve is 1555 ha.{{cite web |title=Padakõrve Looduskaitseala |url=https://www.protectedplanet.net/339857 |website=Protected Planet |access-date=2 April 2021}}

The protected area was founded in 1964 on the basis of Alatskivi ants colony ({{langx|et|Alatskivi metsasipelgate koloonia}}).