Cheremsky

The Cheremsky Nature Reserve is a unique place that combines wildlife, scientific value, rare species and an important ecological role. Thanks to its strict protection, it remains one of the few places in Ukraine where nature develops without human intervention.

The reserve covers a variety of ecosystems, dominated by forests (60.8% of the territory) and marshes (37.2%). Aquatic ecosystems cover 0.6% of the area, represented by lakes and rivers.

The Reserve has preserved one of the largest areas of sphagnum bogs in Ukraine, which play an important role in regulating the climate and water balance. The Cheremsky bog is of glacial origin and contains unique plant communities that have hardly changed over the past thousands of years.

The reserve’s flora includes more than 500 species of vascular plants, including 12 species listed in the Red Book of Ukraine. The symbol of the reserve is Sheikhzeria marsh, a relict plant that testifies to the glacial origin of the marsh. Other rare species include the English sundew, the two-leaved lovage, and the summer plumage.

The reserve’s fauna is also rich and diverse. It is home to 16 species of fauna listed in the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List, including river otter, European mink, European beaver, white-eyed duck, reed warbler, golden plover, crested newt and kumka.