Central Forest State Nature Biosphere Reserve

Description

The Reserve is located in western part of European territory of Russia, in the immediate watershed of the upper Volga and Zapadnaya (West) Dvina Rivers at the southwestern edge of the Valdai highlands. The Reserve’s flora includes 1228 species of plants. The species, which have colonized this area in the outcome of Valdai glaciation are great interest: dwarf arctic birch, mountain raspberry, small-fruited cranberry. The species registered in the Red Data Book of Russia and of Tverskaya oblast are under special protection in the Reserve: yellow lady’s slipper (Cypripedium calceolus), perennial honesty (Lunaria rediviva) and others. Currently 58 species of mammals are known in the Reserve, a special place among them is belonging to predators – bear (Ursus arctos), wolf (Canis lupus) and lynx (Lynx lynx). The Reserve is inhabited by 214 species of birds: wood grouse, hazel grouse, heath cock are rather numerous here. The species listed in the Red Data Book of Russia are carefully protected in the Reserve: golden eagle, black stork, peregrine falcon and osprey; Аmphibia – 6 , Reptilia – 5. Declaration date: 1931. Core area: 24415 ha, Buffer area: 46061 ha, Transition area 118100 ha.

Contacts

TECHNICAL_POINT_OF_CONTACT
Vladislav Volkov
position: Senior Researcher
172521, Tver region, Nelidovo district, Zapovedniy village
Telephone: +79157417818
email: vladlenvolkov@list.ru

POINT_OF_CONTACT
Elena Shujskaja
172521, Tver region, Nelidovo district, Zapovedniy village
Telephone: +79157274467
email: elenashuy@rambler.ru

POINT_OF_CONTACT
Irina Kurakina
172521, Tver region, Nelidovo district, Zapovedniy village
Telephone: +79108312374
email: crocus_vermus@mail.ru

POINT_OF_CONTACT
Sergey Ogurtsov
email: etundra@mail.ru

ADMINISTRATIVE_POINT_OF_CONTACT
Anatolii Zheltukhin
172521, Tver region, Nelidovo district, Zapovedniy village
Telephone: +79157305861
email: azheltukhin@mail.ru

POINT_OF_CONTACT
Vitaliy Kochetkov
172521, Tver region, Nelidovo district, Zapovedniy village
Telephone: +74822622441
email: kvaldai@mail.ru

POINT_OF_CONTACT
Evgenii Korobov
172521, Tver region, Nelidovo district, Zapovedniy village
Telephone: +79157181123
email: edkorobov@yandex.ru

POINT_OF_CONTACT
Sergei Stepanov
172521, Tver region, Nelidovo district, Zapovedniy village
Telephone: +79190527059
email: forestohrana@mail.ru

Central Forest State Nature Biosphere Reserve
172521, Tver region, Nelidovo district, Zapovedniy village
Tver
172521
Tver
RU
email: azheltukhin@mail.ru