Shchukinsky Forest Park ( Pokrovskoye-Streshnevo II [1] ) - a forest park in the North-Western District of Moscow in the area of Schukino . It is part of the Pokrovskoye-Streshnevo forest park. The forest area is 22 hectares [2] . The forest park has the status of a specially protected natural area [3] .
| Schukin Forest Park | |
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| basic information | |
| Square | 22 ha |
| Location | |
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| City | Moscow |
| A district of the city | Schukino |
| Underground | Schukinskaya |
Geographical location
Shchukinsky forest park is located in the north-west of Moscow in the Shchukino area. The forest is limited by three streets: in the north - Schukinskaya ; in the east - Academician Kurchatov and in the south-west - Marshal Vasilevsky . The nearest metro station is Schukinskaya [2] .
Flora and Fauna
Previously, the territory was occupied by a pine forest - Great All Saints Grove . From it there were several trees, the average age of which varies about one hundred and fifty years [2] .
The remaining trees were planted quite recently. Among them, mainly grow: birch , elm , maple , linden, larch . The largest number of trees from the young generation is occupied by maple [2] .
Land in a forest park is rarely covered with grass. Herbal crops are represented by sedge, hairy , tenacious creeping , ferns and sapon [2] .
Three species grow in the forest park, which are included in the Red Book of the city of Moscow: May lily of the valley, curly sprays ( mushroom cabbage ), and corydalis dense [4] .
The fauna in the territory is represented by some species of birds and small animals (squirrels, rodents) [2] .
Alleys, paths are laid in the forest park, playgrounds are equipped. Locals often come here for recreation [2] .
Notes
- ↑ Polyakova G.A., Gutnikov V.A. Moscow parks: ecology and floristic characteristics / Institute of Forestry, Russian Academy of Sciences . - M .: GEOS, 2000 .-- S. 195—197. - 408 p.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Moscow. Encyclopedic reference book. - Moscow: Big Russian Encyclopedia, 1992.
- ↑ Pokrovskoye - Streshnevo II (unavailable link) . Date accessed July 4, 2019. Archived October 19, 2018. // zapoved.net
- ↑ Red Book (inaccessible link) . Date of treatment July 4, 2015. Archived on September 23, 2015.