Natural features SPNA:
The reserve is located in the zone of distribution of slightly wavy wet and damp water-glacial plains of the Meshcherskaya lowland, formed on the site of ancient runoff troughs between the pra-valleys of the Klyazma and Moscow rivers.
The reserve includes the surfaces of the valley-outwash plains and a fragment of the left-bank valley of the Nerskaya River with sections of floodplains and terraces above the floodplain, complicated by ridge-hilly sandy outliers. The top of the pre-Quaternary basement of the area is represented by Upper Jurassic clays and sands. The absolute heights of the territory vary from 107 m above sea level (mid-wetted water line in the Nerskaya River) to 141 m above sea level (the top of a hill on the eastern border of the reserve).
Site No. 1 of the reserve is represented by a sandy valley-outwash hillock and the left-bank section of the Nerskaya River valley, complicated by numerous ridge-hilly outliers. The absolute heights of the surfaces of Plot No. 1 range from 107 m (the water level of the Nerskaya River) at the northern border of the site to 135 m (the top of the hill) at the southern border of the site. The slopes of the main surfaces of the plains are 3-5 °. Sandy ridges and hills are characterized by flat rounded or elongated peaks and slopes 3-5 m high, with a steepness of 5-12 °. In the interhill depressions, there are hollows and beams with gentle sides (6-8 °).
The valley of the Nerskaya River includes the surface of the first above-floodplain terrace (at altitudes of about 10-12 m above the water line in the river) and sections of the floodplain formed at heights from 0.2-0.4 m to 1.5-3 m above the channel. The first terrace above the floodplain, composed of ancient alluvial sands, is often expressed as ridges stretching along the river along the left bank. The flat tops of the remnants formed at heights of up to 7-12 m above the channel. The slopes of the high banks of the Nerskaya River have a steepness of up to 30-50 °. As a result of lateral erosion of the meandering channel, in some places talus sandy walls have formed here.
At Section No. 1, a large number of anthropogenic landforms are formed - linear (fire strips, embankments on unpaved roads) and point (holes along unpaved roads) objects.
Site No. 2 of the reserve includes hilly-undulating surfaces of the valley-outwash plain, composed of ancient alluvial-glacial sands, as well as a fragment of the Nerskaya river valley with sections of two above-floodplain terraces. The absolute heights of surfaces in Site No. 2 of the reserve vary from 111 m (in the valley of the Nerskaya River in the north-western corner of the site) to 141 m (top of a hill at the eastern border of the site).
On Site No. 3 of the reserve there is a small fragment of the left-bank valley of the Nerskaya River with a floodplain. The absolute heights of Site No. 3 of the reserve vary from 109 m to 119 m.
The hydrological flow of the territory has a general direction to the northwest into the Nerskaya River (left tributary of the Moscow River). There are no permanent streams within the reserve. In some places in the valley of the Nerskaya River there are waterlogged near-terrace depressions; on Site No. 1, there are swampy black alder forests, and areas of low-lying bogs are noted.
The soil cover of the territory is represented by sod-podzols on the uplands and sod-podzols on the depressions. On the floodplain of the Nerskaya River there are alluvial light-humus soils. Humus-gley soils have formed along damp hollows and depressions, humus-gley soils in near-terrace depressions (under swampy black alder forests), and alluvial peat-gley soils in areas of floodplain lowland bogs.
The territory of the reserve is dominated by old-growth pine forests with undergrowth of spruce and oak grass-green moss with areas of dead-cover, lichen-green moss and shrub-green moss. There are also pine forests, wetland black alder forests and small areas of lowland and ancient bogs in the valley of the Nerskaya River.
The vegetation in Site No. 1 is represented mainly by ripe green moss and forb-green moss pine forests of 80-90 years of age. The pines are of the 1st quality class and the height is about 30 m and more. Density of crowns - 0.4. The shrub layer is poorly developed and is represented by buckthorn brittle. Pines and spruces of various ages, as well as mountain ash, are noted in the undergrowth.
The herb-dwarf shrub layer is sparse, mosaic, represented by blueberries, lingonberries, lily of the valley, umbelliferous hawk, common strawberries, or forest, two-leaved minecloth, northern linnea, Veronica officinalis, meadow mariannik, goldenrod, hairy spikelet, in some areas - fragrant sheep fescue, dioecious cat's foot, dog violet, soft bedstraw, ground reed grass. A stable population of the Umbellifera winter-lover, listed in the Red Data Book of the Moscow Region, is noted here.
The moss cover is 80-85%, Schreber's pleurotium dominates, and there are also coronal dicranum and shining hylocomium.
On the slopes of ridge-hilly sandy outliers, the grass cover is practically absent. Pure pine green moss forests are widespread here, with dead-cover areas, in some places with lichens (cladonia and tsetraria). In interhill depressions, linden and tall spruce undergrowth are added to the pine in the upper tier. The shrub layer is represented by warty euonymus, raspberries, forest honeysuckle, and elderberry. The grass cover is made up of common bracken, reed grass, oxalis, finger sedge, fence peas, as well as lily of the valley and peach-leaved bell (a rare and vulnerable species not included in the Red Book of the Moscow Region, but in need of constant monitoring and monitoring on its territory). In the upper part of the slope, in a green moss pine forest with sparse undergrowth of spruce (up to 3-4 m in height), flattened crimps are noted (a rare and vulnerable species not included in the Red Book of the Moscow Region, but in need of constant control and observation on its territory) and annual, as well as several copies of the creeping goodayera. In some places there grows a bracken, a fragrant spikelet, a fragrant bush, an oak woodwort, there are small areas with lichens.
Down the slope there is a green moss bracken-lily of the valley pine forest with spruce and mountain ash undergrowth. In the shrub layer with warty euonymus, buckthorn brittle and hazel, small junipers are found here and there. The herb-shrub layer is represented by finger sedge, fragrant bush, drupe, wild strawberry, stiff-leaved stellate, hairy cuticle, drooping pearl-tree, double-leaved mechik, common goldenrod, European shepherd, soft bedstraw, lingonberry, lecherchenfeldia also zimbichy, or puckweed club-shaped lymphoid (rare and vulnerable species, not included in the Red Data Book of the Moscow Region, but in need of constant control and observation on its territory). In some places, areas of lingonberry green moss pine forests with spruce undergrowth are noted, where sheep fescue, common firecracker, orthilia one-sided and annual lymphocyte also grow.
Pine forests with an oak (trunk diameter of about 30 cm) and mountain ash up to 6-7 m in height are widespread along the river bank; in some places young birch and aspen forests are noted. Here also grow buckthorn brittle, warty euonymus, oval irga and raspberry, in some places undergrowth of oak and linden up to 10 m in height is noted. Along the bank under the trees there are forest and meadow grasses: wild strawberry, lily of the valley, hedgehog, narrow-leaved willow-leaved tea, sour sorrel, autumn culbaba, St. , fragrant spikelet, yarrow, Fischer's carnation, field scabbard, male duckweed, common chernogolovka, varifolia thistle, stonecrop.
Along the banks of the Nerskaya River, swampy black alder stands with bird cherry are also developed, with humid herb with garden thistle, willow bush, floating mannik, three-part succession, coltsfoot, plantain daisy, willow-leaved meadowsweet, forest reed, nettle mountain birch and bindweed, river horsetail, river gravilat, ivy budra, southern reed, common touchy, large celandine.
In some places in the river valley there are lowland and ancient humid-herb-sedge bogs with meadowsweet, bubbly and swollen sedges.
On Site No. 2, in quarter 16, there are high-stemmed pine hazel-herb-wide-herb forests (transformed forest cultures). The pine trees have a trunk diameter of about 45 cm. The canopy density of common hazel reaches 90%. The grass cover is dominated by common willow, stiff-leaved stellate, ivy-shaped budra, creeping tenacious plant, monetaceous loosestrife, Kartusian tree plant, river gravilat, narrow-leaved ivan tea, common loosestrife, fragrant bush, angelica forest, male wildflower, lily of the valley, thorn bush. Oak undergrowth, in places raspberry, was noted.
In quarters 10 and 15, pine forests with the participation of lily-of-the-valley-blueberry-green moss spruce prevail, in which spruce is found in undergrowth, and in some places it goes into the first tier. Here, low oaks, as well as forest apple and mountain ash, take part in the undergrowth; warty euonymus and raspberries grow from shrubs. The grass cover includes drooping barley, meadow-grass meadow, meadow sivets, fragrant kupena, European cedarberry, lingonberry, northern linnea, hairy grass, thin bent grass, bluegrass, wild strawberry, sorrel, sour sorrel, plantain, large plantain, kartusian reed grass , gigantic fescue, soft bedstraw, oak grass, common chernogolovka, angelica, common wormwood, creeper, goldenrod, spreading bell. This section of the pine forest closer to the road is heavily littered and disturbed.
In the center of Quarter 15 there is a sparse green moss pine forest with undergrowth of oak, pine and low spruce trees. Here the grass cover is dominated by sheep's fescue, meadow mariannik, common goldenrod, in some places - terrestrial reed, European sessile, oxalis, finger sedge, fragrant spikelet, two-leaved hedgehog, one-sided orthylium, and also the umbrella winter-lover grow.
In quarter 17, there are also ripe and ripening green moss pine forests, there are small areas of pine plantations of a younger (about 60 years old) age. A significant part in the center of the block is occupied by bushy woodland, which could have formed at the site of a felling or fire.
Site 3 occupies a small northeastern part of block 10, where there are ripe green moss pine forests, in places with young spruce undergrowth. In the grass cover, there are areas with a predominance of lingonberry and acid wood, as well as lily of the valley and bracken. In the depression along the Yegoryevskoe highway, a small area of \u200b\u200braw black alder forest with meadowsweet, nettles and other wet grasses was noted.
On the territory of the reserve, there are 63 species of vertebrates, including three species of amphibians, one species of reptiles, 44 species of birds and 15 species of mammals.
Due to the fact that there are no reservoirs and streams within the boundaries of the reserve, ichthyofauna is not represented on its territory.
The basis of the faunistic complex of terrestrial vertebrates is formed by species characteristic of coniferous and mixed forests of the Non-Chernozem center of Russia. The dominant species are ecologically associated with trees and shrubs, the inhabitants of meadow-field and wetlands of the territory are represented approximately equally, significantly inferior in the number of species to representatives of the "forest" group.
There are four main zoo complexes (zoo formations) on the territory of the reserve: coniferous forests, deciduous forests, wetland habitats and open habitats.
The zoo formation of coniferous forests, widespread in the pine and spruce forests of the reserve, occupies the predominant part of its area - most of Plots No. 1, 2, as well as Plot No. 3 as a whole. The basis of the population of coniferous forests is formed by typical "coniferous" species, such as: bank vole, common squirrel, pine marten, great spotted woodpecker, gall, chiffchaff warbler, powder, jay, gray flycatcher. It is in the clean pine green moss forests of the reserve on Site No. 1 that a rare species of reptiles is most often found - the fast lizard, listed in the Red Book of the Moscow Region. Also, it is in the pine forests of the reserve that the crested tit and the miser's thrush constantly inhabit - rare and vulnerable species of birds that are not included in the Red Book of the Moscow Region, but in need of constant control and observation on the territory of the region.
In deciduous forest areas (on the territory of the reserve, these are mainly black alder forests developed in Site No. 1), natives of European deciduous forests prevail - robin, blackbird, oriole, ratchet warbler, black-headed warbler, pied flycatcher and some other species.
The common cuckoo, chaffinch, nuthatch, song thrush, fieldfare, willow warbler, great tit are found in all types of forests in all parts of the reserve.
The zooformation of meadow habitats, in comparison with forest zooformations, is much less widespread within the reserve. Basically, this type of animal population is associated with meadows in the valley of the Nerskaya River (Site No. 1), forest edges, forest glades, clearings and clearings (Plots No. 1, 2). Typical inhabitants of the meadow and forestry complexes of the reserve are the buzzard, forest pipit, gray warbler, meadow mint, common lentil, common bunting, shrike, white wagtail, magpie, common mole and some other species. It is in the meadows of the reserve that two rare and vulnerable species of birds are found that are not included in the Red Data Book of the Moscow Region, but that need constant control and observation in the region: quail and meadow pipit. Also, mainly in meadows, as well as in clearings and forest clearings of Site No. 1 of the reserve, you can find the common wasp eater, listed in the Red Book of the Moscow Region.
In wetland habitats, mainly associated with the floodplain of the Nerskaya River (Site No. 1), small mustelids are often hunted: primarily American mink, as well as weasel and ermine. Rodents are represented here by the river beaver, as well as the water and field voles. Of the birds in these habitats, the most common are the mallard, black-headed and carrier waders, garden warbler, river cricket, garden warbler, lesser spotted woodpecker and nightingale. Gray herons come here to feed. It is in the floodplain of the Nerskaya River that a rare species of birds of prey is found - the black kite, listed in the Red Book of the Moscow Region. In wetland biotopes, the abundance of herbaceous, sharp-faced and marsh frogs is high.
In all types of natural communities of the reserve, there are crows, foxes, hares, elk, wild boars and European roe deer - a rare and vulnerable species of animals not included in the Red Data Book of the Moscow Region, but in need of constant control and observation on the territory of the region.
The reserves of the Moscow region are small areas of untouched nature with many plants and animals. They are especially important territories protected by the state. The beauty and variety of natural resources are admired by thousands of people. In such places, you can hide from the bustle of the metropolis and explore the specific features of the local flora and fauna.
In the Moscow region, there are several territories under state protection, including 161 reserves and 81 natural monument... There are also nature reserves and natural parks. Rest in such areas will help restore physical and mental strength.
Let us dwell in more detail on each of these places and consider the main reserves of the Moscow region.
"Losiny Island"
This is a region in the northeast of Moscow lands. It stretches from the Sokolniki park zone and stretches to Korolev, Shchelkovo, Balashikha in the form of a kind of corner between two highways. The reserve includes six forest parks.
Earth National park occupy 12 thousand hectares. Conifers, birch forests, boggy meadows, and marshy areas are represented here. Two rivers flow through these lands - Yauza and Pekhorka.
Elk can be found in the reserve. This is the largest mammal in the Moscow region. In total natural park live:
- 44 different species of mammals;
- 170 species of birds;
- 9 types of amphibians;
- 5 types of reptiles;
- 19 species of fish.
80% of the park's lands are forests. 800 plant species grow here, including those included in the Red Book.
Prioksko-Terrasny Reserve
Another site belonging to the state reserves of the Moscow region. The reserve is located on the left coast of the Oka, near the Serpukhov lands.
There are 1000 species of the rarest plants, as well as many pines. Moreover, there are areas with both northern vegetation and southern steppe.
This is one of the smallest reserves in Moscow and the Moscow region, it occupies only 5 thousand hectares. 142 species of birds and 57 species of mammals of the class live here. The pride of the park is considered to be the bison, which has recently been on the verge of extinction.
Zavidovsky reserve
This park occupies the Moscow and Tver lands. UNESCO has rated the park as one of the cleanest places in the world. The territory was formed in 1972. The total size of the land is 126 thousand hectares.
The territory belonging to the type of reserves and parks of the Moscow region is famous beautiful nature, the wealth of the animal and flora... Different types of forests grow here, there are excellent meadows, there are aquatic species plants.
The fauna of the park includes 40 species of mammals. You can find a hare, fox, roe deer, deer, wild boar, raccoon dog. Partridge, black grouse, wood grouse are widespread among birds.
In the reservoirs of this area live silver bream, bream, burbot, pike, carp and silver carp are also bred.
"Crane homeland"
The names of the lands were given by the writer Mikhail Prishvin. They are located in the northeast of the Moscow region. It is a large swampy lowland with a scale of over 300 square meters.
Not too long ago, the territory was assigned to the reserves of the Moscow region. The size of the territories protected by the authorities is more than 36 thousand hectares. The rarest species of animals live here and unique plantings grow. Cranes come here, and the complex is an ornithological territory. It is no coincidence that the Crane Festival is held here annually. There is also a Crane Museum, where you can get acquainted with the history of this natural area and learn a lot of interesting facts from the life of cranes.
By 2020, it is planned to create a Natural Park here.
Cherustinsky forest
This is a forest area in the east of the Moscow region, which is part of the famous Meshchera - a forest-swampy region. Oak forests are replaced by swampy pine, black alder and many other types of forests. The scale of forests is 21.7 thousand hectares.
The rarest animal species live here, single plants grow, including those included in the Red Book.
This territory, considered one of the reserves of the Moscow region, was created with the aim of protecting the ecological system and rare representatives of the animal and plant world. The authorities are guarding the Cherustinsky forest.
What is prohibited to do?
These are the main reserves of the Moscow region, the names and descriptions of which we have considered. It is interesting to know what restrictions are imposed on citizens while staying on such lands.
Any human activity that contradicts the goals of creating the territory is not allowed in the reserves.
Any kind of hunting and other types of wildlife use are not allowed. Recreational fishing is sometimes permitted without the right to sell. Citizens who do not work in the reserve are allowed to stay in the reserve only with special documents.
Other protected areas
We examined the main reserves of the Moscow region, the list of names of which is presented in the article. But there are also reserves. They differ in that certain species of plants and animals are protected on their territory, and not the complex as a whole.
Among the reserves, the following can be named:
- Teryaevskie ponds is a nature reserve in the Volokolamsk region, where rare animals and birds live. The Iosifo-Volotskiy Monastery, which is an architectural monument, is also located here.
- Kuzminsky complex reserve - also located in the Volokolamsk region, occupies more than 4 thousand hectares. Created with the aim of preserving nature in a natural state, as well as protecting unique varieties of plants, mushrooms, animals.
- Pine forests on sand dunes is an area in the Voskresensky District of the Moscow Region with an area of \u200b\u200b738 hectares. It is an area of \u200b\u200boutwash landscape with sand dunes. Protected rare species plants. There is a colony of gray herons.
- The raised bog Ramenskoye is a nature reserve in the Dmitrovsky district of the Moscow region with an area of \u200b\u200b578 hectares. Created to preserve endangered flora and fauna.
- The high-quality pine forests of the Rogachevsky forestry are a nature reserve in the Dmitrovsky district, in which rare forest areas are protected, as well as plants, lichens and animals.
- The Klinsky reserve is a spruce forest in the Klinsky region, in which there is a large colony of gray herons.
In zakazniks, in contrast to nature reserves, temporary bans are introduced on the use of natural resources. As a rule, each sanctuary is created to preserve a single species of plants or animals. Most often, they prohibit performing actions that destroy the integrity of the ecosystem. To ensure the integrity of the reserves, specific activities are not permitted. The entry of vehicles is also not allowed without special permission from the authorities.
Violations of any established rules will result in a fine. For entering the protected areas, the car owner may be deprived of the car.
The village of Solnechnoye is the most popular holiday destination among residents of St. Petersburg. This is a village in Kurortny districtfamous for its wonderful beaches on the shores of the Gulf of Finland, which will be the envy of most Russian cities. Most of them go straight from the station to Laskovy beach, which limits their acquaintance with the village. We decided to walk along less famous places... And they turned out to be just great! So, below is a description of our next Friday hike, one of those that we do in the evening after work.
So, August 4, evening. We get on the train at 17.41, after 35 minutes we leave at the Solnechnoye station. It takes about half an hour to walk to the beach in a straight line, but we turn left, walk along small streets through the village, go out onto Primorskoe highway, and then turn right onto the Customs road. The name recalls the times when there was a Finnish village Ollila, located near the Soviet-Finnish border, where there was a customs office. Trails to the left constantly leave the road. On one of them, which is larger, we turn into the forest, and in five minutes we find ourselves near a forest lake. By the way, on the maps it is officially called Lake Lesnoye.
An interesting, even unique, feature of these places is that there are sandy hills (dunes) everywhere in the forest, overgrown with a pine forest.
The lake is very quiet and beautiful.
Its banks are mostly swampy, although in some places there are small approaches to the water.
Kind people have made a large platform from which you can dive straight into the depths. Very comfortably!
On the platform there are benches with backs. Full service for tourists!) We took advantage of the facilities and had dinner.
And then they bathed! The water is warm and pleasant. As in all similar lakes - black, peaty. The bridges are deep, I didn't get the bottom. A fish splashed far away from us. In general, the lake is pleasant in every way!
Next, we go through the forest. Sandy hills continue in the forest. Nowhere else is there such a landscape, similar only near the village of Shapki, in the Tosno region - there are many hills of glacial origin, but here everything is more pronounced, and there is even more sand.
Tourists rushed to pick blueberries. It is here, although not as much as in the usual forest of the Karelian Isthmus.
There were not very many mushrooms, mostly russula.
Finally we reached a very beautiful place - a large sandy mountain.
The view from her is beautiful!
There is a similar mountain in Serovo, it is called "The Mountain of Death", but there it represents the coast of the ancient Litorin Sea, and how such a huge hill turned out to be here is a mystery. It is too big for simple dunes.
A pine tree grows on the mountain, standing on bare two-meter roots.
Just some kind of fabulous tree.
You can shoot fantastic films here ...
There are three springs under the mountain. All have water with a strong iron flavor. The rivers here are also rusty; all the waters can be seen to contain ferruginous compounds.
The Rusty Ditch must be said separately. This is a former branch of the Sestra River, which connects with Malaya Sestra near the Gulf of Finland. So it was along it that the border between the USSR and Finland ran until 1939. There were border posts and border crossing points. North of the Rusty Ditch, where it ends, the border went along the Sestra River.
Here the Rusty Ditch (pictured on the left) connects with the Malaya Sestra, which is also called the Factory Canal in Sestroretsk. Malaya Sestra is the former Sestra river, which after the construction of dams and the appearance of the Sestroretsk spill lake was divided into two parts. The one that flows before the confluence of the Razliv Lake remained the Sister, and the segment that flows out of the Razliv and flows into the sea became known as the Little Sister.
Little Sister is very picturesque. And at times you can fish very well in it.
Here you can see the Little Sister just before it flows into the Gulf of Finland.
And here is the beach "Dunes". It's deserted here. Most of the tourists go to "Laskovy", which is closer to the station. And on Friday night there is not a soul here, although there are always people on "Laskovoy" The two beaches are different from each other. "Affectionate" is more cultured - it is a chic civilized beach, but there are many people on it, and nature is almost invisible, as many booths, trash bins, concrete paths - create the feeling that you are in the city. "Dunes" more wild beach, there are more trees, less creations human hands... Finally, there is smooth and flat sand, and on "Laskovoy" it is hilly and viscous, so it is more convenient to go in for sports and walk in "Dunes", but on "Laskovoy" you can hide behind the hills from wind and prying eyes.
It is pleasant to walk along such a flat coast, you can even ride a bicycle.
The lonely sail is white.
Or it doesn't turn white, but turns yellow ... In the distance you can see the building of a sanatorium in the village of Repino.
The setting sun draws a sunny path on the water.
Of course, I ran to swim. It's especially nice on waves! The water in the Gulf of Finland was cooler than in the Forest Lake. But clean, transparent. And the sea space, the feeling of freedom - this cannot be replaced by anything ...
Clouds over the bay. The beauty!
Sestroretskiy Resort is visible on the other side of the beach. A wide rainbow formed above him.
There is a pier on the beach. You can walk along it, admiring the bay. Or you can go fishing.
Residents of Petersburg - happy peoplebecause our sunsets over the sea are the most beautiful!
Waves in the rays of the setting sun ...
Sand at sunset ...
Before leaving the horizon, the sun came out from behind the clouds, as if it had decided to show itself goodbye.
All. Sunset. And the sky began to resemble smoldering corners. It's time. We did not have time to catch the train, but we got on bus 211, and it took us to the Black River in 50 minutes.
After a trip to Yaropolets, where our attention was attracted by a number of cars with the Roadside Picnic stickers, we wondered what it was. I already had some information from the geocaching.su forum. After my spouse bombarded me with questions, it was decided to familiarize myself with the format of the competition in more detail, and when I remembered this it happened, the registration procedure for the next stage was just beginning on the site orientirov.net, which was to take place in Voskresensky, Orekhovo -Zuevsky and Yegoryevsky districts. The application was sent immediately and the expectation of the action itself began. It was very curious what was there and how ...
And then came November 14. Wake up at 5.45, quick packing and march to Naro-Fominsk for our back-navigator Nastya. We met and moved to the accompaniment of rain and good music in the direction of Voskresensk along my favorite concrete road. We got to base camp Chemist, although I successfully slipped through the entrance and had to turn around. There were many cars in the camp, although I realized that there were so many closer to the start, when there were a lot of them.
A little search for the registration place and then waiting for the briefing and start in a rather cold canteen, but before that it was necessary to bring the car in accordance with the format of the competition, namely to stick the issued numbers.
And now all the organizational questions have been sorted out and we go to the starting point, where the organizers give us a map of the competition area, with the indicated control points, carnet, the layout of the control points and short description some KP. While waiting for the start, we managed to get acquainted with the map and calculate an approximate route.
And now the start was given and at 10:25 we turned around and moved towards the first point, located in Zolotovo, some stupidity of the navigator led to the fact that we drove up to the abandoned hospital from the other side, immediately saw the CP applied on the pillar, but it appeared we are not faithful, nevertheless it did not fit very well according to the scheme (it turned out and in fact), having gone a little deeper, we found the necessary CP and now the first photo is ready, but most importantly, a dose of positive was received, that the point was found so successfully and quickly:
I hammered the next point into the PDA and we move on, stopping along the way to take another photo. This is Nastya, she saw the gates of the former factory we needed.
Hurray, two control points have already taken an excellent start, but then the PDA and our impression let us down further. The road led straight to the gates of the restored skete, which is located in Faustovo, and only thirty minutes later I realize that we have arrived in the wrong place and we need to go exactly to the place where the command post is indicated on the map. This was our first mistake. It was also embarrassing that other participants of the competition also came for us. Although the place near the skete is very, very impressive.
We get into the car and are already going exactly where we tried to get for the first time, and along the way I turn off the possibility of laying a route through dirt roads at the PDA. It's better to drive on asphalt. We approach the right place and so it is, another checkpoint is taken and an excellent view of the Solovetsky skete.
Next, we go to the distant KP01, through the villages and villages we get to it and start running around the ruins of the former estate until Olya indicates the direction we need, and that's how it is.
The trees grow in a row and just where the kp is indicated on the diagram and the prism flaunts. We take a photo in front of the eyes of other participants who stood aside and because of the grass did not see the desired picture.
Hurray, let's move on. I put on the map points that are not there and notice that in Vinogradovo we need a destroyed church and a photo of the altar part. We find the necessary church, and then a stupor ... we do not know what the altar part is, but a kind grandmother helps, who tells everything in detail. We take a photo and move on ...
This time we are waiting for KP17, on the site of the possible location of the ancient Nikolo-Nersky monastery. We approach the point, and there they just take a photo, so we didn't even have to look for a prism, but just take a photo with it.
And again on the road, to the village. Tsyurupa. There we needed old palace culture, which is now in a very sad state. Local guys quickly realized where all the fun in their village was and had fun as best they could. And we took another photo and went to look for the next photo, three kilometers from Tsyurupa, located with. Levychino, where the object we need is located.
The spread of the local population clearly brought us to the right point. The language will bring to Kiev - a very accurate saying. As it turned out, we needed a gazebo on the territory of the local church.
Further on our way was the "Pine forests on sand dunes" reserve, formed in the 80s of the last century. A beautiful pine forest, with a magical smell and, unfortunately, rather dirty. There we met for the first time the NTV + film crew, who were preparing a story about this game.
After KP04, we moved to look for the year the extension was formed in the village of Mishino (I didn't seem to mix up the name), the PDA took us exactly to the right place:
There are still a lot of control points ahead, and there is less and less time. Let's go further, look for the alarm post, which, I confess, discouraged me. I expected to see something massive and large, but this turned out to be:
The next KP27 is one of the most beautiful places. Red brick monastery, near Kurovsky.
All the most distant points are passed and you can move to take the remaining control points. KP20 - we again lost a lot of time on it, we just could not find our bearings. My head was already thinking with difficulty, it was beginning to heap tired. Only twenty minutes later they figured out where to move and almost immediately a prism was found.
Not far from KP31, there was KP30 with a tricky task in the carnet, but again I did not immediately realize what was being said. It indicated a metal number, but for some reason I was thinking about a metal prism. The number on the pillar was clearly visible, and the prism was clearly visible, which seemed to be a snag.
Then the mistakes went one after another, tiredness began to affect. Now I understand that we shouldn't have stopped in Yegoryevsk, but had to turn around and move to the village of Baranovskoye, but experience is the son of heavy mistakes. We drove to Yegoryevsk and noted for ourselves that this is a very cute and cozy town with an amazing Gothic building, which now houses a branch of the STANKIN Institute.
On the way to the Lopatinsky phosphorite quarry, we took pictures with the next object we needed. Interesting name the village of Fosforitny:
Not far from the Lopatinsky quarry there was a huge repository of phosphorogypsum, and there was also a KP, which again we could not find for a long time and lost precious time:
And then we decided to drive one more checkpoint before the finish, which was our last mistake, not only did we go there on a rather bad road, we also looked for it for a long time, and then we turned the wrong way, deciding to save time, we just lost. Because the puddles on the short path were very large and we did not dare to climb into them.
We arrived at the finish line 17 minutes late and received 10 penalty points for this. The result of our trip turned out to be 20, taken by KP out of 24 possible, a sea of \u200b\u200bpositive and experience.
I would like to find out the result now, but we decided for ourselves that we would continue to participate in these competitions and set ourselves up for victory in the next stage of the Tourism classification. And I want to say a huge thank you to the organizers for an interesting pastime.
Reserve "Complex of wet meadows and forest swamps the eastern part of the Torgashinsky forestry "approved by the Decision of the Executive Committee of the Moscow Regional Council dated December 21, 1989 No. 1297/40. Its area is 850 hectares. Previously, its territory was part of the same Olkhovsko-Batkovsky swamp massif. Due to the small thickness of the peat deposit, this area is not worked out and only in a small part is drained. As a result of the development of the Olkhovsky bog, this area was cut off from the natural swamp massif, but ecological ties were preserved.
The southern part of the reserve includes dry pine forests on sand dunes; northern - lowland and transitional bogs of various types. Despite the fact that the bog ecosystems have largely changed as a result of the drainage of the adjacent territory, the reserve performs important nature conservation and environment-forming functions - maintaining the normal hydrological regime and water content of the Sulati River tributaries.
Between the two protected areas - the preserved parts of the Olkhovo-Batkovsky swamp massif, there are now naturally flooded old peat extraction sites. The vast shallow waters are teeming with fish, which attracts many birds. IN last years marked here: black stork, white-tailed eagle and osprey - species included in the Red Book of Russia.
