The Nizhyn Regional Landscape Park lies in the Nizhyn region, not far from Nizhyn, on the lands of the Vertiivka hromada and the villages of Kukshyn, Kolisnyky and Stodoly. It was created in 2016 on an area of over 6.1 thousand hectares. The main feature of the park is that it is located in two natural zones at once: the northern part belongs to the Polissia mixed forest zone, and the southern part belongs to the Forest-Steppe.
Forests on the Terraces of the Oster
Forest and wetland vegetation is most abundant in the park. The forests grow on the terraces of the Oster River and the Smolianka canal, in the terrace-edge part and in the interfluve. There are pine forests, mixed forests and deciduous forests here. The bogs are eutrophic, meaning lowland, rich in nutrients, with reed, sedges and alder stands. Smaller areas are occupied by meadows and water bodies.
The animal world is rich: several dozen species listed in the Red Data Book of Ukraine live in the park. Bogs and floodplains attract birds, while large forest tracts provide shelter for animals.
Zakaznyky within the Park
The Nizhyn Park incorporates previously created protected areas. The most valuable is the Seredovshchyna botanical zakaznyk of national importance. Besides it, there are the Boromyky, Zaitsevi Sosny, Urochyshche Liubianka and Urochyshche Lysarivshchyna botanical zakaznyky, and the Kolisnykivskyi and Perekhodivskyi hydrological zakaznyky, which protect bogs and springs.
The park is managed by the municipal institution "Regional Landscape Park 'Nizhynskyi'" of the Vertiivka hromada, with its address in the village of Kolisnyky.
How to Get There
The park lies to the west and northwest of Nizhyn. It is most convenient to travel by car from Nizhyn to Kolisnyky, Kukshyn or Vertiivka. Before walking through the forests, it is worth checking with the park administration about the trails and safe routes.
