What nature reserves and national parks of the Tula region are protected by the state? In this region, there are several places where primitive nature, cultural and historical sights are preserved for posterity. Let's look at what nature reserves are in the Tula region.
"Tula resorts"
The presented national park is organized relatively recently. The purpose of its creation is the development of ecological tourism in the region, the conservation of the forest ecosystem. The area of the national park, which is under protection, is about 25,000 hectares.
The reserve "Tula Zaseki" is represented by large forests, which were used in the period from the XIV to XVI century as a defensive line on the outskirts of the Moscow state. Today, the area is open to nature lovers.
On the territory of the national park there are more than 600 species of unique plants, animals and insects. A considerable part of them is listed in the Red Book. About 100 species of mushrooms grow in local forests. You can see here old oaks. The age of some of them reaches 300 years.
"Yasnaya Polyana"
Continuing to survey the reserves of the Tula region, it is worth noting the natural memorial complex "Yasnaya Polyana". It was organized back in 1919 in the territory where the estate of Leo Tolstoy was located. Later, the building was turned into a museum.
Every year, Yasnaya Polyana is visited by more than 100,000 tourists from all over the country. Scientific conferences and writers meetings are held on the territory of the reserve. There is a publishing house, there is a tourism department.
Kulikovo Field
Considering the reserves of the Tula region, you can not ignore the memorial object called "Kulikovo Field." The natural-historical complex is under state protection and includes a wide range of monuments of architecture, archeology, monumental art.
At the time, the Kulikovo battle took place on the territory of the reserve - one of the largest battles in history. In one armed clash, about 100,000 warriors converged. This battle was a turning point on the road to the expulsion of the Golden Horde from the territory of the Moscow state.
In general, the territory of the reserve represents for scientists one of the key areas in the country, the study of which allows us to form an idea of the resettlement of ancient Russian nationalities.
Polenovo
When reviewing the reserves of the Tula region, it is worth considering the Polenovo memorial complex. This object is one of the largest museums in the country. It occupies an area of 870 hectares. In the protected zone are ancient farmland, forests, gardens, home gardens and temples of past eras.
The main objective of the reserve is not only to preserve the cultural and historical heritage of the family of the artist Polenov, whose estate was once located on the territory, but also to protect natural resources.
Finally
So we examined the main reserves of the Tula region. Each of them plays a key role in preserving the natural resources of the region and the cultural as well as historical heritage of the country.