trees; Oak trees (English oak, northern red oak, durmast oak); Pagoda tree; Poplar (white poplar, black poplar) Rowan; Silver lime; Southern catalpa; Turkish Hazel; Walnut (black walnut, Persian walnut); Willow (White Willow, golden willow); In March 2015, an area of had been reforested with the white ash and red oak, one hectare and 2,000 seedlings each. Wildlife The wildlife comprises hares, roes, pheasants. and wild hogs. Characteristics Important historical features are the vicinity of the Torlak hill and its importance in the battles for Belgrade in the World War I and the memorial-house of vojvoda Stepa Stepanović, one of the main army-leaders of the Serbian army. On 23 May 1972 the wooded complex Torlak-Baba Velka('s forest) was declared a park under the name "Titov Gaj", celebrating Yugoslav Communist president Josip Broz Tito's 80th birthday. Stepin Lug has a hiking and jogging path. While it was called Titov Gaj, a mountain hut was built especially for him. He never visited the hut and it burned in the fire in the early 2010s. Also in the early 2010s, Stepin Lug was mentioned as a possible location of the Belgrade Zoo, if the old one is to be moved out of the Kalemegdan, though the forest was envisioned as the possible location of the relocated zoo already in 1965. Despite the bad traffic connection with downtown, in 2020-2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic, number of visitors from Belgrade grew as the city parks and green areas were closed or the access was restricted. In April 2022, the arranging of the area began with thorough cleaning. By June 2022, the construction of the sports fields and quad trail are planned. References Sources B.Jovanović, E.Vukićević: Titov Gaj, 1977; Suburbs of Belgrade Parks in Belgrade Šumadija Voždovac Zvezdara