“Ludogorie” Protected Area NATURA 2000 under the Wild Birds Directive 79/409/EEC (Ruse, Razgrad and Silistra Regions) – falls within the lands of the villages of Chereshovo, Kosharna – Slivo Pole Municipality, Ruse Region; the neighboring villages of the municipalities of Ruse, Vetovo, Isperih, Samuil, Zavet, Kubrat, Razgrad, Glavinitsa, Sitovo, Alfatar and Silistra and the villages of Preslavtsi and Belitsa from the municipality of Tutrakan with a total area of 913,890.63 ha.
The protected area is being created with the aim of: Protecting and maintaining the habitats of Little Water Bull /Ixobrychus minutus/, Purple Heron /Ardea purpurea/, Black Stork /Ciconia nigra/, etc. during nesting and migration to achieve their favorable conservation status; Providing safe air corridors and overnight stays for the unhindered movement of migratory birds of prey, storks, pelicans and cranes, in accordance with the Biodiversity Act, during their annual autumn and spring migrations to achieve their favorable conservation status; Increasing the naturalness of forest habitats, as well as restoring forest and grassland habitats.
The protected area “Ludogorie”, NATURA 2000, declared under the Directive on the Conservation of Natural Habitats and of Wild Flora and Fauna 92/43/EEC (Ruse, Razgrad and Silistra districts with a total area of 59,447.46 ha.) also includes the lands of the villages of Kosharna, Malko Vranovo, Stambolovo and Chereshovo, Slivo Pole municipality.
It was declared with the aim of protecting the habitats of Semi-natural dry grass and shrub communities on limestone (Festuco-Brometalia (*important orchid habitats), Balkan-Pannonian cereus-hornbeam forests, Euro-Siberian steppe oak forests with Quercus spp., Oak-hornbeam forests of the Galio-Carpinetum type and the species Lesser Spotted Eagle, Owl, Wood Lark, White-tailed Buzzard, Black-fronted Shrike, Little Goshawk, etc.
