Nikopolsko plato   (Unique identification code in the register: BG0002074)

Category: PZ under the Bird Directive

Map:
Map of the object

Area: 22246.4 hectares

Location:
1. District: Pleven, Municipality: Belene, Locality: Belene, Byala voda, Dekov, Kulina voda
2. District: Pleven, Municipality: Nikopol, Locality: Cherkovitsa, Debovo, Dragash voyvoda, Evlogievo, Lozitsa, Lyubenovo, Muselievo, Nikopol, Novachene, Sanadinovo, Vabel, Zhernov

Falls in the territory of the following Regional Inspectorates of Environment and Water (RIEW):
Pleven - ul."Aleksander Stambolijski"1A

Ordinance for announcement:
Ordinance No.РД-841 from 17.11.2008 2-1-2074-841-2008

Ordinance for change:

Record for protected zone (link):

Aims of the declaration:
1. Protection and maintenance of the habitats of the birds under item 2 to reach their favorable conservation status
2. Restoration of the habitats of the birds under item 2, which is necessary to reach their improve the favorable conservation condition

Objects of protection (species or habitats):
1. Article 6, paragraph 1, section 3 from Biological Diversity Act: Pelecanus onocrotalus, Little Bittern (Ixobrychus minutus), Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax), Little Egret (Egretta garzetta), Great Egret (Egretta alba), Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea), Black Stork (Ciconia nigra), White Stork (Ciconia ciconia ), Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca), Honey Buzzard (Pernis apivorus), White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla), Short-toed Eagle (Circaetus gallicus), Western Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus), Hen Harrier (Circus cyaneus), Montagu's Harrier (Circus pygargus), Lesser Spotted Eagle (Aquila pomarina), Booted Eagle (Hieraaetus pennatus), Levant Sparrowhawk (Accipiter brevipes), Long-legged Buzzard (Buteo rufinus), Milvus migrans, Milvus milvus, Aquila chrysaetos, Pandion haliaetus, Falco cherrug, Red-footed Falcon (Falco vespertinus), Corn Crake (Crex crex), Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus), Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybridus), Black Tern (Chlidonias niger), Eurasian Eagle-owl (Bubo bubo), Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis), European Roller (Coracias garrulus), Syrian Woodpecker (Dendrocopos syriacus), Calandra Lark (Melanocorypha calandra), Greater Short-toed Lark ( Calandrella brachydactyla), Woodlark (Lullula arborea), Tawny Pipit (Anthus campestris), Red-backed Shrike (Lanius collurio), Lesser Grey Shrike (Lanius minor), Barred Warbler (Sylvia nisoria), Ortolan Bunting (Emberiza hortulana);
2. Article 6, paragraph 1, section 4 from Biological Diversity Act: Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis), Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea), Eurasian Wigeon (Anas penelope), Common Teal (Anas crecca), Garganey (Anas querquedula), Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis), Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus), Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo), Kestrel (kestrel) (Falco tinnunculus), Eurasian Hobby (Falco subbuteo), Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus), Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra), Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius), Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus), Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos), White-winged Tern (Chlidonias leucopterus), European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster), Riparia riparia.

Current prohibitions and regimes:
1. It is prohibited to remove landscape features (hedges, single trees and groups) in the use of agricultural land ;
2. It is prohibited afforestation of meadows, pastures and grassland, as well as to transform it in area under cultivation and permanent crops;
3. It is prohibited to use pesticides and fertilizers in pastures and meadows;
4. It is prohibited rock climbing from 1 march to 31 july;
5. It is prohibited to use unselected preventive for pest control in the agriculture;
6. It is prohibited mowing of meadows from the periphery to the center with fast-moving equipment before 15 July.

Overlapping (partial or full):
1. Natural Monument: Peshtera Nanin Kamak
2. Natural Monument: Skalnata Tsarkva
3. Natural Park: Persina
4. Protected Site: Kiselets
5. Protected Site: Plavala
6. PZ under the Habitat Directive: Nikopolsko plato
7. PZ under the Habitat Directive: Persina

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Last update of the web application: 01.08.2011
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