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Smychok Nature Reserve

Object type: reserve
Created: 27.09.2000
Status: republican
Postcode: Eco-recreation camp: 247206, Gomel Oblast, Zhlobin District, village of Nizhnjaya Olba, 36A Lenina St.
Phone/fax: +375 2334 381 78; +375 29 307 14 01
Email: smychok.00@mail.ru
Geolocation: 52.609084, 30.246303
Area: 2 635 (hа)
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Uniqueness: The Nature Reserve is located in a picturesque place where two rivers meet - Berezina and Dnepr.
Landscape: Main type of vegetation is meadows. Forests take 35 per cent of the Nature Reserve.
Flora: 485 plant species, five of which are listed in the Red Data Book of the Republic of Belarus.
Fauna: 140 species of terrestrial vertebrates. The Nature Reserve has 13 species listed in the Red Data Book, including 1 species of insects (Dytiscus Latissimus), 9 species of birds (Common Kingfisher, Eurasian Oystercatcher, etc.) and four species of fish (Sterlet, Brook Trout, Common Barbel and Vimba Bream). The territory of the Nature Reserve is home to a colony of Great Cormorant holding about 3,000 birds.

Ecotourism services: Accommodation services at Fisherman's Lodge (4-6 persons) at Smychok eco-recreation camp, in a “mobile” house (8 persons) or in picturesque places in the Nature Reserve (at customers’ choice); camping site services (30 persons) in the territory of the Nature Reserve; recreational fishing services; guided tours throughout the Nature Reserve; rental of boats, pedal boats, water bikes; organization of wildlife photography, observation of animals and birds, guide services.

Ecological routes: Barvinka nature trail (one-day and multiple-day); water route along the Dnepr River (9 km).

Places of interest: Inside the Nature Reserve, there is an ancient human settlement site and a huge burial mound.
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