About the reserve
02/04/2020
Extended deadline for submission of applications for grazing
Due to the crizis situation the deadline for submission of applications for grazing is extended.
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22/03/2020
World Water Day 22.03.2020
The main topic this year is: WATER AND CLIMATE CHANGE - and how the two are inextricably linked.
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16/03/2020
Important message about the functioning of the administrative services at the Central Balkan National Park Directorate
Functioning of the administrative services at the Central Balkan National Park Directorate in connection with the state of emergency
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24/02/2020
Central Balkan National Park Annual Grazing Plan was approved
With an order of the Director of Central Balkan National Park Directorate the Annual Grazing Plan that regulates livestock grazing in grazing areas of the park was approved.
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Sokolna Reserve was designated on July 11, 1979. With an area of 1,250 hectares, it occupies altitudes between 730 and 1,770 meters, comprising part of the Triglav mountain massif, the Sokolna River valley, and the Kyui Dere River watershed. It is located in part on the villages of Skobelevo and Asen’s lands, both part of the Pavel Banya Municipality. Sokolna Reserve is a natural botanical garden. Its massive, vertical limestone and silicate cliffs flank the valley of the Sokolna River–creating the perfect setting for incredible plant diversity. The Reserve is home to around 600 species of higher plants, 40 of which are rare and endangered, including Balkan cowslip, Kostov’s stonecrop, Balkan edelweiss, and Bulgarian seseli.
The forests are mostly beech, oak, hornbeam, flowering ash, and sycamore. There are remarkable concentrations of savin juniper and lilac. Vertebrate species include chamois, bears, owls, black and white-backed woodpeckers, golden eagles, hunting and peregrine falcons, large and small hawks, and kestrel.
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