Kaluga Zaseki Reserve in the city of Kaluga

Kaluga Zaseki is a nature reserve consisting of Northern and Southern plots with a total area of 18,533 hectares. They are 12 kilometers apart from each other. Now the reserve is part of the Russian Association “Reserves of Russia”.

The forests of the reserve are so diverse and unique that it has allowed many animals to live comfortably here. The reserve has 55 species of mammals, 21 species of fish, 178 species of birds, over 700 species of plants, about 20 rivers and streams. In the southern part of the park live bison, among the birds are particularly remarkable small sporl, snake, black stork, common osode and eagle dwarf.

Among the trees in the reserve, oaks, ash, linden and maples are considered valuable species. On the territory of the park there are several types of soil: peat-podzolic and black earth.