Andriyashevsko-Gudimovsky hydrological reserve

Andriyashevsko-Gudimovsky hydrological reserve - reserve and conservation area with total area of ​​1509 hectares. It is located in the Sumy region in the backwaters of the river Cheeks.

The reserve is a vast array of natural plant environment of the area is covered with dense thickets of reeds and Typha angustifolia, which reaches a height of 3 meters. Among the surface of the water and reeds is a low island, which grows deciduous forest, which is composed of oak, maple and linden. This lime gives the island a golden color, blossoming in June. This month is the best time to visit the nature park.

Besides flora in the territory Andriyashevsko-Gudimovskogo reserve was found 141 species of animal vertebrates. This diversity suggests a rich fauna of the island and nature reserve as a whole. In the reserve you can see gray cranes, herons and other rare birds. Heron at this point are particularly prevalent and formed the colony, which takes about 3 hectare. Creek River is home to more common birds: mute swans, gray geese, terns, black, black vulture, yellow-Pliska. Fauna is represented by an abundance of beavers and other inhabitants of the flood plains and marshy areas.