The national park "Smolenskoye Poozerie" - a place of pristine beauty

In 1992 in the Smolensk region was createdThe national park "Smolenskoye Poozerie". Its total area reaches 146,237 hectares. On a vast territory there are many lakes, rivers, broad-leaved and dark coniferous forests. The Regulations on the Smolensk Lake District National Park show that this organization is obliged to preserve these virgin lands, flora, fauna and endangered species of the region.

Administration location

Since the foundation of the park administrationwas located in the village of Podosinki. But in 2002 the organization was registered at the new address: pos. Przhevalsky Str. Gurevich, 19. Full legal name: Federal State Budgetary Institution "National Park" Smolenskoe Poozerie ".

Information for guests

In the vicinity of the village the administration of the parkorganized several tourist routes. Also, festivals and other cultural events are regularly held here with a view to environmental education of schoolchildren and the public. Employees of the park continue to beautify the territory, which allows you to invite tourists to these places and at the same time preserve the local nature. For tourists, parking lots and observation platforms were organized, mainly near Lake Sapsho. In the property of the park there are regular youth and children's camps.

The territory is rich in archaeological sites. In total, there are 77. Such monuments include ancient Russian settlements, settlements, settlements, sites, remains from the Stone Age, cemeteries.

There are 93 historical monuments in the park. These are memorial places and architectural remains. There are several museums and two churches. Several ruins of temples and baths have been preserved.

The National Park has its own information center, which regularly hosts exhibitions with a historical bias.

Visiting the park, in free from excursions timehere you can ride horses, go fishing or go for a walk, admiring the picturesque and pristine nature. Also in the winter season there is an opportunity to learn how to ride a ski or snowmobile.

Large reservoirs

The national park "Smolenskoye Poozerie" received this name thanks to the many lakes and rivers that are on its territory. There are about 35 lakes here, but the largest of them are:

• Sapsho (304 ha);
• Dgo (234 ha);
• Rile (178 hectares);
• Baklanovsky (the deepest place of the lake is 33 meters).

The major rivers of the park are (the length is indicated within the district):

• R. Yelsha (59 km);
• R. Gobza (59 km);
• R. The Polovye (36 km);
• R. Kaspli (27 km).

Also on the territory there are 63 peat bogs.

Climate of the park

National Park "Smolenskoye Poozerie"is characterized by a temperate continental climate. The transition of the seasons is clearly expressed here. The summer is hot, and in the winter there is a strong cooling. Sometimes cyclones come from the Atlantic, which cause rain in the summer and a drop in temperature, and in winter - snowfalls and a decline in frost.

Fauna of the park

In the hope of seeing animals in the wild, manytravelers come to the national park "Smolenskoe Poozerie". Animals living here are represented in a wide variety. Thus, there are 57 species of mammals, 10 amphibians and 5 reptiles. These forests are considered a bird kingdom. There are 205 species of birds.

To the background feathered species can be attributed green peresmešku, finch, a large tit, black head nut, ratchet, garden horseradish, gray flycatcher, forest skate, white-rabbit and many others.

Black water representatives include blacktern, mallard, gray heron, gogol, snipe, large toadstool, large bittern, coot and other species. During migrations of birds, one can notice species that normally inhabit the tundra and the northern taiga.

The national park "Smolenskoye Poozerie" in its halls has sheltered such mammals as ermine, caress, fox, bear, moose, wolf, lynx and wild boar.

Lakes and rivers are also rich in underwater inhabitants. Most often there are roach, ruff, stuck, chub, pike, bream, dace and rudd.

Some fauna representatives are listed in the localThe Red Book, as well as found that 18 species of birds living in the park, are registered in the Red Book of Russia. Among them - a black stork, a large spotted eagle, a black-throated loon, an osprey, a trout, a snake, an average woodpecker and other birds.

On the territory there live a newt comb, a dormousehazel, fox, European mink, beaver river, brown ushan, corncrake, doppel, white-tailed eagle, wood grass and other species included in the International Book of Conservation.

Vegetation of the park

As already noted, in order to preserveold-growth forests, the national park Smolenskoye Poozerie was established. The photos presented in this article clearly show that spruce-deciduous forests prevail on the territory (spruce, oak, maple, alder, aspen and linden). Also in the park there are birch forests. 74% of the entire territory of the park is covered with forests.

Within the "Smolensk Poozerie" registered 880 species of vascular plants. In the Red Book of the country there are 10 plants that grow in this park.

In the protected area are fixed and taken underprotection of such rare species: a water nut, a lake half-lake, a real slipper, a helmet of helmet, burned and male, a finger-root of the Baltic and Traunsteiner, a long-leafed pollen head, a perennial vertex.

Considering such variety of flora, the park makes a great contribution to the scientific sphere. Scientists working on the territory of Smolensk Poozerie cooperate with several universities of the country.