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The “Wall” near the town of Tutrakan is a steep loess wall with a height of up to about 12 m on the southern slope of a hill southwest of the town of Tutrakan. It is located immediately next to the Silistra – Ruse road, and includes the open spaces on the hill and the adjacent small valley. It is designated as an ornithologically important site, as it is a habitat for the bee-eater. The common smoky mouse is also found here. In the open spaces, the vegetation is mainly hawthorn, rosehip and others. And the valley is mainly overgrown with white acacia. The “Wall” protected area is part of NATURA 2000 with a total area of 797.274 decares . It was declared with the aim of protecting and maintaining the habitats of the short-toed hawk / Accipiter brevipes /, the common bee-eater / Merops apiaster / and the blue tit / Coracias garrulus /. During the nesting period (March 1-July 31), access to people and animals within a radius of 300 meters around the colony is restricted.
