National Park Moose Island» is located in the city of Moscow and the Moscow region. Losiny Ostrov consists of two forest parks - Yauzsky and Losinoostrovsky - within the capital and four forest parks located on the territory of the Moscow Region.

Works on sowing pine trees have been carried out on the territory of Losinoostrovsky Park for more than 115 years, since then it has been amazing place turned into a real coniferous array.

The idea of ​​creating a national park in this area was proposed more than a century ago, however, the park itself was created only in 1983. Losiny Island included protected hunting grounds that once belonged to the last of the Romanovs.

This is one of the first national parks in our country and the largest forest area within the capital of Russia.

Flora and fauna of the Losinoostrovsky National Park

large area The national park is occupied by extensive coniferous forests, birch forests, broad-leaved forests, meadows and swamps. This pristine nature in its natural state in the recreational area of ​​the park is complemented by tree plantations, meadows and ponds. The most unique object on the territory of Losiny Island is Alekseevskaya Grove. It is a section of the forest, in which most of the coniferous trees are about 250 years old. On the territory of Alekseevskaya grove there is a historical and archaeological complex called "Royal Hunt".

The fauna of this reserved corner of nature is also amazing. Rare animals live here: moose, spotted deer, beavers and many others. Birds nesting on the territory of Losiny Island are considered to be among the rarest in the Moscow region.

Attractions

The national park is not only protected forests and recreation areas. This place keeps a piece of Russian rural life. The picturesque old estate houses the Russian Life Museum, which presents archaeological finds and household items of people who lived in the 19th-20th centuries. The exhibits of the Museum "Royal Hunt" acquaint visitors of the historical complex with the life and features various kinds Russian hunting: canine, falcon, etc.

To make the study of the nature of Losiny Island more interesting and exciting, several excursion routes have been laid through the park, following which you will solve all the mysteries of the local nature, as well as learn the history of Muscovy. The most popular route among others is the “Such a familiar forest” trail. A dense spruce forest creates an atmosphere of a dense fairy-tale forest and it is impossible to believe that civilization is in full swing very close by. After all, it is only two kilometers from here to the busy Moscow highway (Yaroslavskoe highway).

Moose are the main attraction of the national park.

The moose biostation is located next to the hunter site of the Losiny Ostrov. Here you can meet the living

In ancient times, the forests to the northeast of Moscow were a favorite place for the royal falconry. The first sovereign of All Rus', Ivan the Terrible, liked to hunt bears here. A little later, Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich set up the Sovereign's Trapper's Way on these lands - a hunting farm with a special, protected and protected status. Mere mortals here were forbidden to catch animals and birds, cut down trees, pick berries, and build houses.

And at a time when there were almost no animals left in other forests near Moscow, moose were still found in these places. This fact partly explains the wonderful name "Elk Island". Why an island? It's just that in the old days the forests located between villages and fields were called that, moreover, Elk Island was surrounded by a deep moat filled with water.

The territory of Losiny Ostrov remained royal possessions until the revolution itself, even the Yaroslavl railway line laid nearby in 1860 did not disturb the natural balance of the reserve, and all the diversity of flora and fauna was preserved.

In 1842, when the territory of the park was a little over 6 thousand hectares, the beginning of organized forestry was laid. All work here began to be carried out according to the rules of "forest science".

Forest revisions carried out in the period 1842-1912 led to the division of Losiny Ostrov into 4 parts:

• a park;
• suburban village;
• reserve;
• operational zone.

State national park"Moose Island" received its status only in 1983 and has retained it to this day, remaining the most valuable natural monument.

Today it is divided into three zones:

1. Reserved, where nature is preserved intact. It is a habitat for rare wild animals and birds, so it is not only closed to the public, but also protected;

2. educational and excursion, through which several ecological and tourist routes which you can go through with a guide. There are 4 visitor centers;

3. Recreational, serving as a place of mass recreation.

Losiny Ostrov stretches from Sokolniki Park to the cities of Balashikha, Shchelkovo, Korolev and Mytishchi, occupying 12,000 hectares, only two-thirds of which are outside the Moscow Ring Road. From the Kremlin to the southwestern border of the park is only 8 km. Its length from north to south is 10 km, and from west to east - as much as 22 km.

In the very center of Losiny Ostrov, not far from Mytishchi, there is a swamp, it is from here that the Yauza River originates, the floodplain of which is often flooded. In addition to the Yauza, many rivers and streams flow through the reserve, forming a whole water network. Canals were once laid here total length over 100 km. Now many of them are in an abandoned state.

Even before the war, the largest one was built - the Akulovsky Canal, connecting the Volga with the Yauza and Pekhorka rivers. It serves to supply the Volga water to the capital.

Even in the most difficult war years, trees were planted on Losiny Ostrov. Many enthusiasts worked here - foresters and landscape designers who put a lot of effort into preserving and increasing natural wealth this reserve.

The modern flora of Elk Island includes:

• more than 700 plant species;
• 90 types of mushrooms;
• 36 species of lichens;
• 150 types of algae.

Here you can find plants listed in the Russian and Moscow Red Book.

Losiny Ostrov is a real pearl of Russian nature. Centuries-old pine and lime forests, oak forests and taiga spruce forests have been preserved here. The pines growing in the famous Alekseevskaya ship grove, which are neither more nor less than 250 years old, amaze the imagination and impress with their beauty!

The grass cover of the national park is made up of blueberry, ranunculus anemone, lungwort, goose onion, two-leafed mullet, greenfinch, sedge, wintergreen. There are also many berries here: lingonberries, blueberries, sour, strawberries.

The fauna of the park is also very diverse. More than 280 species of animals and birds are found in Losiny Ostrov, including:

• 180 species of birds;
• 40 species of mammals;
• 4 types of reptiles;
• 8 species of amphibians;
• more than 20 species of freshwater fish.

As in the old days, moose live here.

In the post-war years, spotted deer were brought into the park, the beaver population was completely restored, and wild boars bred.

Fur-bearing animals also live in the reserve - mink, ermine, marten, black ferret.

At night, bats circle over the forest, and their eternal enemies are owls.

Due to the large area of ​​the forest and the long-term restriction of forestry activities, the Losiny Ostrov National Park, in our time, against the background of the urban panorama of a multi-million city, in terms of the richness of flora and fauna, remains one of the richest and most interesting among the forests of the Moscow region.

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Park Losiny Ostrov, known since ancient times, by the way, is the only national park that is located within the boundaries of Moscow. It is hard to imagine that just a few kilometers from the Garden Ring begins the real taiga, where moose, deer and wild boars live. It is not for nothing that these dense forests were chosen by Moscow sovereigns for hunting several centuries ago, and the thickets were taken under special protection.

Losiny Ostrov National Park is located on the territory of Moscow and the Moscow Region. The Yauza and Pekhorka rivers originate in the park. total area The reserve is about 116 square kilometers.

History paragraph

Losiny Ostrov has been known for a long time, from the 15th to the 18th centuries these regions were part of the Taininskaya palace volost - the most beloved and popular place for hunting among Moscow princes and tsars. Ivan IV, known by the nickname the Terrible, hunted bears here, of which there were a great many in these impenetrable thickets.

The forests of Elk Island already in those days, being the royal hunting grounds, were especially protected. At the end of the 18th century, in 1799, when Losiny Ostrov was transferred to state administration, a topographic survey was carried out here, the forest was divided into quarters. In the middle of the 19th century, the Losinoostrovskaya forest dacha appeared, and in 1842 the first forestry was founded here, the forest management was completed by the tax collectors Yegor Grimme and Nikolai Shelgunov.

Elk Island

The artificial creation of forests was started in 1844, at the initiative of the forester Vasily Gershner. Pine trees were grown mainly, and this process lasted for almost 115 years. The result makes itself felt to this day, plantings are still preserved, despite human impact. Thoughts about creating a reserve in these vast forests appeared at the beginning of the 20th century, but the tragic events of the beginning of the century destroyed these plans. During the Second World War, Losiny Ostrov suffered some losses - enough was cut down here. a large number of trees. Losiny Ostrov received the official status of a national park in 1983, one of the first in the country.

In Losiny Ostrov, you can spend the whole day walking through these still dense groves, watching the frolicking birds or animals.

Flora and fauna

Elk Island is famous for its rich flora and fauna. More than 230 species of vertebrates live here, including many species of birds, mammals (among which, of course, elks, deer, wild boars, foxes, hares, squirrels, raccoon dogs, beavers, muskrats, hawks, white-tailed eagles and many others) More than 500 species of vascular plants grow in the park, rare herbaceous plants in the Moscow region. There are also mighty oaks, and dark firs, slender birches and fragrant lindens, and tall pines striving into the sky. The park is divided into three zones: a specially protected zone, a zone for walking and sports (open to a limited visit on strictly established routes), and a recreation area open to the public. In Losiny Ostrov, you can spend the whole day walking through these still dense groves, watching the frolicking birds or animals. Despite the fact that the park is located within the city, there is wonderful air here, and it is hard to imagine that the center of the metropolis is within easy reach from here. It is good to spend time in the park in any season and in any weather. In winter, among the snow-covered spruces and pines are laid ski slopes, in summer and autumn you can ride a bike, explore the forest paths, or wander on foot, listen to the birds singing in the spring and watch the awakening of nature. There are nurseries and museums dedicated to a variety of topics in Losiny Ostrov.

Coordinates

Elk Island is very large, so the park has several entrances located in different parts of the city.

Entrance in the Golyanovo area. From the metro station Ulitsa Podbelskogo by trams No. 2, No. 36, No. 13 and No. 29, children's sanatorium stop.

Entrance at Yauza. Trams from VDNKh metro station or Preobrazhenskaya Ploshchad. By train from the Yaroslavsky railway station, to the Yauza station.

Entrance at Red Pine Street. from metro VDNKh buses 172, 136, trolleybus 76 stop. Printing College.

Entrance from Prokhodchikov street. From meters VDNKh 76 trolley bus stops Children's clinic and Fedoskinskaya street.

Losiny Ostrov is one of the first national parks in Russia (along with Sochi), located on the territory of Moscow and the Moscow region (the urban district of Balashikha, the urban district of Korolev, the Shchelkovsky district and the urban settlement of Mytishchi, the Mytishchi municipal district).

The largest forest area in Moscow and the largest among the forests located within the city (Moscow part of the forest).

The total area of ​​the national park in 2001 was 116.215 km². The forest occupies 96.04 km² (83% of the territory), of which 30.77 km² (27%) are within the city of Moscow. The rest is occupied by water bodies - 1.69 km² (2%) and a swamp - 5.74 km² (5%). An additional 66.45 km² has been prepared for the expansion of the park.

The park is divided into three functional zones:

Specially Protected Zone 53.94 km² (47%);

Walking and sports area, 31.30 km² (27%), open to limited visits on designated routes;

Recreation area 29.81 km² (26%), open to the public.

It includes 6 forest parks: Yauzsky and Losinoostrovsky (located within Moscow), as well as Mytishinsky, Losinopogonny, Alekseevsky and Shchelkovsky near Moscow. Geographically, the park is located at the borders of the Meshcherskaya lowland and the southern spurs of the Klin-Dmitrov ridge, which is the watershed between the Moscow River and the Klyazma.

The terrain is a slightly hilly plain. The height above sea level ranges from 146 m (floodplain of the Yauza River) to 175 m. The relief is the flattest in the central part of the park. The most picturesque is the southwestern part of the park, where the terraces over the Yauza floodplain have rather steep slopes.

The sources of the Yauza and Pekhorka rivers are on the territory of the park. The natural channel of the Yauza was significantly destroyed during peat extraction in 1950-1970; the channel of the Pekhorka changed a lot during the construction of the Akulovskaya hydroelectric power station. On the territory of Losiny Ostrov, several small rivers and streams flow into the Yauza, including Ichka and Budaika.

History of the park

Losiny Ostrov has been known since 1406. From the 15th to the 17th centuries. the lands were part of the Taininskaya palace volost, the lands of which from ancient times served as hunting grounds for Russian princes and tsars. So, in 1564, Ivan IV hunted bears here.
In general, the reserve regime was maintained for Losiny Ostrov. In 1799, the forests were transferred to the department of the treasury and the first topographic survey was carried out; The forest is divided into quarters, the area of ​​each is equal to a square verst.
The first forestry was founded here in 1842, at the same time, the senior tax inspector Yegor Grimme and the junior tax inspector Nikolai Shelgunov completed the first forest ordering. According to its results, the dominance of spruce (67%) was noted in the forest fund, which was subsequently replaced by pine and birch.

In 1844, the forester Vasily Gershner laid the foundation for the creation of man-made forests in Losiny Ostrov. Active silvicultural work, mainly sowing and planting pine, has been carried out for 115 years. These plantings are still resistant to intense anthropogenic impact.

In the middle of the 19th century, the Losinoostrovskaya forest dacha (Pogonno-Losino-Ostrovskoye forestry) was organized, and a period of systematic forest management began.

The idea of ​​creating a national park back in 1912 was put forward by the head of the forestry collegiate adviser Sergey Vasilievich Dyakov. In 1934, Losiny Ostrov was included in the 50-kilometer "green belt" around Moscow.

Alexey Savrasov. Moose Island in Sokolniki, 1869

Most of the forest was cut down during the Great Patriotic War. In 1979, by a joint decision of the Moscow City and Regional Councils of People's Deputies, Losiny Ostrov was transformed into natural Park, and on August 24, 1983, a national park was formed by the decision of the Council of Ministers of the RSFSR.

In September 2006, Moscow Mayor Yu. Luzhkov sent a letter to the Government of Russia with a request to reduce the area of ​​the national park in Moscow by 150 hectares cottage village- "Ambassador's town"). It was proposed to compensate for these territories at the expense of the Gorensky Forest Park of the Balashikha Special Forestry (Moscow Region). In January 2007, the Russian government denied the Moscow mayor's request to change the boundaries of Losiny Ostrov.

New Forest Code Russian Federation 2006 (adopted in January 2007) transferred the Forest Park Protective Belt of Moscow to the federal body - Mosleskhoz (a division of Rosleskhoz), which has a meager budget, while its officials are constantly caught selling forests for large bribes. Gradually, special forestry enterprises were liquidated, and the staff of foresters was disbanded. All this had extremely negative consequences: in fact, no one takes care of the forest, the trees get sick, the number of fires has greatly increased.

The composition of the park:

Alekseevsky forest park

Mytishchi Forest Park

Yauza Forest Park

Losinoostrovsky forest park

Losino-Popogonny forest park

Shchelkovsky forest park.

Borders and illegal development

On December 14, 2009, the Arbitration Court of the Moscow Region, at the request of the regional prosecutor's office, ruled that the master plan of the Balashikha urban district, where the boundaries of the Losiny Ostrov National Park were incorrectly displayed, was declared partially invalid. The Federal Arbitration Court of the Moscow District upheld this decision.

The developed general plan of the urban district of Balashikha, approved by the Council of Deputies and personally by the head of the urban district V. G. Samodelov in December 2005, contained unreliable information about the boundaries of the National Park and partially provided for its development. The boundary of the park indicated on the plan receded from the established boundary in some areas up to 400 meters.

Thus, in violation of the current legislation, the document was not submitted to the Department of Rosprirodnadzor for the Central Federal District and was not approved and was adopted in violation of the Federal Law "On Specially Protected Natural Territories".
This law provides that the issues of socio-economic activity of economic entities, as well as development projects settlements located in the territories of the respective national parks, and their protected zones are coordinated with the federal executive authorities.

“During the construction of the new Shchitnikovo microdistrict in August 2008, the developer Kifo-N Construction Company arbitrarily fenced land plot, located in the 49th quarter of the Alekseevsky forest park and carried out work on the arrangement of the pit and trench.
As a result, the soil was damaged on an area of ​​3764 sq. meters and destroyed forest crops on an area of ​​1 ha. The damage amounted to over 62 million 792 thousand rubles,” the Prosecutor General’s Office stated.

On the fact of illegal felling of trees with unauthorized seizure of the territory, a criminal case was initiated, which is being investigated by the investigative department at the Internal Affairs Directorate for the urban district of Balashikha.

Flora and fauna

The national park is located in the subzone of broad-leaved spruce forests of the Valdai-Onega sub-province of the North European taiga province of the Eurasian taiga region. More than 500 species of vascular plants grow in Losiny Ostrov, including 32 tree species and 37 shrub species.
Forest-forming tree species are birch (46% of the forested area), pine (22%), spruce (16%), linden (13%), oak (3%). The share of other breeds is insignificant. Species of herbaceous plants classified as rare and subject to protection on the territory of Moscow and the Moscow region are widely represented (common wolfberry, lily of the valley, European bathing suit, peach-leaved bell, nettle-leaved bell, green-flowered lyubka, two-leaved lyubka, real nesting, etc.) Here is the only place in the near Moscow region, where the noble liverwort naturally grows.

The fauna includes more than 230 species of vertebrates, including more than 160 species of birds, 38 species of mammals; 15 species are represented by fish, 10 by amphibians and 5 by reptiles.
According to the information of the employees of the maintenance and improvement service of the national park, at the beginning of 2013, 70 elk, 300 spotted deer, 200 wild boars, 300 hares lived on the territory of Losiny Ostrov; there are also foxes, American minks, raccoon dogs, squirrels, hazel dormouse, beavers, muskrats, bank voles, wood mice, goshawks, white-tailed eagles, and many others.

Extermination of fauna by stray dogs

At the beginning of the 21st century, wild fauna is exterminated by packs of stray dogs living in the park. According to the Izvestia newspaper, packs of 10 to 15 dogs in the park hunt young boars and deer, repelling them from their parents, ruin ground bird nests, catch squirrels, ermines, ferrets and other animals.
The Jaeger Service conducts a systematic shooting of stray dogs. According to the editor-in-chief of the Red Book of Moscow, Boris Samoilov, stray dogs have almost completely destroyed the spotted deer in the park.

The deputy director of the national park, Vladimir Sobolev, reported in 2009 that there were 5 incidents in the previous winter associated with the death of animals as a result of attacks by dog ​​packs: deer, elk and wild boar were killed.

According to the Moskovia newspaper, which refers to the employees of the national park, 17 Far Eastern deer were brought to the protected part of Losinoy Ostrov in the 1960s.
At the beginning of the 21st century, the herd numbered about 200 individuals. However, since 2005, employees began to find gnawed skeletons of deer, which were the victims of attacks by stray dogs. Only in one winter of 2008 - 2009, 17 deer died as a result of attacks by dogs, which is about 10% of the herd, the publication claims.

Researcher at the Institute of Problems of Ecology and Evolution. A. N. Severtsov of the Russian Academy of Sciences, ecologist Andrei Poyarkov expressed the opinion that the reasons for the decline in the population of wild animals lie in the human factor. In his opinion, information about the cruelty of stray animals is exaggerated: (inaccessible link)

“ Stray dogs do not kill any fallow deer and spotted deer. For 20 years now, deer have not appeared in the city. Until recently, they were fed near Abramtsevo, but then the animals were taken deeper into the region. The reason is the Moscow Ring Road and poachers. As for fallow deer, Muscovites themselves pitted them against guard dogs. A homeless dog will not attack such large animals. »

One of the world's largest reserves is located in the north-east of Moscow. Losinoostrovsky Park starts from Sokolniki and extends to Balashikha, Mytishchi and Shchelkovo. About 12 thousand hectares in the metropolis are reserved for the nature of central Russia preserved in its natural form.

History of the Losiny Ostrov park

From the XV century. the lands near Moscow were royal hunting grounds. The Russian nobility visited here, and Ivan the Terrible himself liked to spend time, so the forest was protected and guarded. The name “Elk Island” appears during the time of Alexei Mikhailovich the Quietest, who often came hunting with hounds and falcons.

IN early XIX Art. "Elk Island" is recognized as a protected area, and a hundred years later it is included in the "green belt" around the capital. Losinoostrovsky Park received the status of a national park in 1983.

What is the park "Elk Island"

More than 80% of the park area is reserved for forests, with almost a third located in Moscow.

About 5% of the territory is reservoirs, swamps, swamps. The rest is sandy and glacial plains, meadows, moraine hills.

Being a scientific institution, the park is divided into zones:

1. A specially protected area where mammals live and birds nest in natural conditions. Tourists are not allowed to enter.
2. Well-maintained recreation area. Asphalt paths are laid here, there are benches, gazebos, places for picnics, beaches are equipped on 2 reservoirs.
3. Walking excursion part of the park, where environmental centers operate. In this zone, you can move on foot or on horseback along marked routes.

The unique flora of the park

Natural vegetation is presented in Losinoostrovsky Park Central Russian Upland. Of particular importance is the Alekseevskaya grove, where 40-meter pine trees grow up to 220 years old, and Lipnyak, where the trees are 160-180 years old.

Since 1865 Pine Grivka has been preserved, there are also 250-year-old oaks in the park. The system of reed and lowland bogs is represented by the Mytishchi floodplains and the Upper Yazuz wetland complex, rare lichens grow on the High Bog, orchids grow in the shallow waters of the Budaika, Ichka, Pekhorka rivers.

Many plants that can be seen in Losinoostrovsky Park in Moscow are listed in the Red Book of Russia. In total, the protected flora has 600 species of plants.

Fauna

About 40 species of mammals, 180 species of birds, 20 fish and 9 amphibians live in the protected area.

Scientists divide the inhabitants of Elk Island into 3 groups depending on their habitat:

• taiga;
• European deciduous forests;
• forest-steppe and steppe.

The pride of the reserve is the elk population, which exists freely, but at the same time is capable of self-reproduction. Sika deer, hares, squirrels, martens live in the Losinoostrovsky park. Wild boars, ferrets, ermines and muskrats have found shelter. About 120 species of birds have chosen the park as a nesting place, among them the sea eagle, partridge, kestrel, owl, serpent-eater. Many birds, such as cranes, waders, swans, stop during the wintering flight.

Visitor Centers of Losinoostrovsky Park

The Elk Station, stables, an arboretum, as well as several educational environmental centers (EPC) operate in a popular recreation area among Muscovites.

Employees of the EOC conduct excursions along ecological paths, environmental campaigns, lectures and master classes, game programs, and celebrate national holidays.

In the "Red Pine" you can visit a corner of nature and the House of Fairy Tale, where Baba Yaga is in charge.

By visiting the EOC "Tea drinking in Mytishchi", you can find out where the water came from to Moscow, what samovars were used, how they drank tea. Near the ecological center there is a monument 19th architecture Art. - a water intake station that is still operating.

Museum "Royal Hunt" is located in the visit center of the same name and introduces the traditions of Russian hunting, tells how to dress for hunting and organize the departure of the king, navigate the terrain. Near the visitor center are the remains of the hunting lodge of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich.

ERC "Abramtsevo" is located in the former rangers cordon of the XIX century.

In each visitor center, they will give you delicious herbal tea, treat you with bagels, ride horses and take you along the reserved park paths.

Camping

In recreational areas, birthdays and offsite marriage registrations are held, photo shoots and corporate events, promotions and banquets are held, and sports activities are held. Many Muscovites come to Losinoostrovsky Park, post photos of their vacation on various resources.

Cozy places for picnics have been organized near the entrances to the park near the Tea Party in Mytishchi, Abramtsevo, Krasnaya Pine, and Russian Life EOCs. These are wooden houses, sheds, gazebos and tents, which have everything you need:

• tables and benches;
• brazier;
• firewood.

In ecological centers you can rent log houses-refectories.

Horse rides

If you want to get better acquainted with the natural world in Losinoostrovsky Park, how to get deep into the protected area? There is only one answer - during a horseback riding tour.

There are 5 equestrian clubs in the park:

• "Yauza-1";
• "Yauza-2";
• "Losinka";
• "Mytishchi";
• "Career".

Walking routes run through the Losinoostrovsky National Park, Mytishchi and Yauzsky forest parks. For 1-1.5 hours of travel, tourists will see animal tracks, admire the landscapes, get acquainted with the main natural complexes. The routes are 3-5 km long, you can go horseback riding without a guide, only accompanied by an instructor.

In winter, they arrange sleigh rides, in summer - on a cart or tarantass.

Guided tours in the park

More than 45 km have been laid in Losinoostrovsky Park hiking trails so that tourists can see the diverse beauty of nature near Moscow.

Ecological trails "Such a familiar forest", "Mytishchi plavni" will lead through unique landscape landscapes and ecosystems. During the trip, you can see not only small rodents and birds, but also meet large mammals, including the owner of the park - elk. An excursion to the Verkhneyauzsky swamps allows you to learn how beavers live and walk along the dam they built.

On the Alekseevskaya Grove route, you will get acquainted with ancient trees and search for the place where the travel palace of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich was located. And the tour “The Vyatichi Path”, passing through the preserved burial mounds of the XII-XIII centuries, will show the distant past of the Moscow region.

It is extremely interesting to visit the Moose Biological Station, where you can communicate with moose calves, and in winter with deer. However, it should be noted that the tour is held only at 11 and 13 hours, and you must pre-register. This is due to the way of life of animals.

A fascinating and informative tour is held in the arboretum of Losinoostrovsky Park. Part of the route is laid along wooden bridges, laid at a height of 6 m above the ground. This allows you to see the forest through the eyes of its indigenous inhabitants. The guide will tell you not only about the forest dwellers, but also about the foresters, whose profession is to protect forest areas.

There is an excursion dedicated to the ancient roads of the XV-XVI centuries.

Excursion programs on ecology, Moscow studies, geography, history, natural history have been prepared for kids and schoolchildren.

How to get there by public transport

Losinoostrovsky Park is easy to get to, because. There are many entrances to the park, they are in different parts of the capital.

1. To the EPC "Royal Hunt" from the station. m. Shchelkovskaya you need to go bus number 361, minibuses 506k, 485, 447k, 396k, 362k, 1222k and 380k to the stop. "Experimental field".
2. To the EPC "Abramtsevo" from the station. m. Shchelkovskaya follows bus number 627 to a stop with the same name.
3. If from Art. m. Printing College, then you can get into the "Red Pine".
4. Can be reached on Moose biological station, if you use the train from the Yaroslavsky railway station and get to the station Los or Perlovskaya, then transfer to bus number 547 or 3. They also go to the biological station from the station. m. VDNH on any bus that goes to the region.
5. From Art. m. VDNKh to the visit-center "Russian life" go to the stop "Children's clinic" by bus 136, 172, 903 and 789.
6. By Yaroslavl railway to Mytishchi station or from the station. m.
7. Child Center located in the city of Korolev; go from the Yaroslavsky railway station to the Bolshevo station, then by bus number 7.

How to get there by car

Drive to national park even easier. The 95th kilometer of the Moscow Ring Road crosses the park area in half. From the highway there are exits leading to recreational areas.

You can drive from Shchelkovo highway, the landmark is the traffic police post. There is an arboretum here.

How to get to Losinoostrovsky Park by car so as not to get stuck in traffic jams? In this case, it is worth leaving early in the morning along the Yaroslavl highway.

The recreational part of the park is open around the clock. Ecocenters and museums are open daily, some excursions require prior registration.