We went here recently with a friend with a tent on the Oka, to reboot. And he had to, and me. Just be in the lap of nature, burn a fire and spend the night in a tent. In fact, we did not intend to go to the reserve itself, but we passed the sign, and I could not pass it, because then there would be nothing to write about 🙂 Hence this post. I must say right away that you can go, but you should not expect anything unusual from this. Also, it will not be interesting for small children, I think you need to go there with him not earlier than 5 years, but better even later.
The content of the article
- one Prioksko-Terrasny Reserve - my review
- 2 Bison
- 3 Mini-museum
- 4 Information to visit
- five How to get to the reserve and map
Prioksko-Terrasny Reserve - my review
The Prioksko-Terrace Reserve was created with the aim of studying plants (therefore it is a biosphere), which, in theory, should not be here, the strip is not the same. Some of the plants are listed in the Red Book. And a little later in the reserve they also began to breed bison, joining the international program of the WWF fund. Actually, he became famous for bison, because not every idle traveler or office worker will go to look at the herbs and stuffed animals in the mini-museum..
So it is not contact zoo, not an amusement park, it is just a forest with a huge enclosure for bison, which cannot always be seen on a large territory. It is worth going here for educational purposes, but not for entertainment. Otherwise, the trip will not justify itself, which is what some reviews on the Internet say..
I would also like to say about small children who will be bored here. The excursion lasts about 2 hours, which includes a visit to a small museum, moving along a regular forest road to a nursery with bison (about 10 minutes walk), inspection «on duty» animals, and, possibly, inspection of the bison themselves. All this is accompanied by stories about why nature reserves are needed and who bison are. I am sure that a small child will not understand anything from the excursion, so you need to go with someone who is ready to listen to encyclopedic information. Adults are also good for self-education..
Bison
In 1948, only 48 bison remained in the world, that is, an almost extinct species. Listed in the Red Book. Now there are more than 4 thousand of them thanks to the efforts of the reserves participating in the program, including Prioksko-Terrasny. They release their bison in the Vladimir region, in Kamchatka and elsewhere. That is, not in the Moscow region, do not hope to meet in our area, there are too many people.
The reserve itself is not fenced off, as it should be, free exchange with the external environment is necessary. But each family of bison is kept in a separate enclosure, each of which is about 25 hectares. That is, it is also as close to nature as possible. But a not very pleasant conclusion follows from this - it is not a fact that you will see these bison, they do not fit the fence upon request. Therefore, so that visitors do not get upset at all, there is «duty» bison and «duty» a family of sika deer immediately after entering the territory of the bison nursery. They are for everyone and take the rap.
Entrance to the bison nursery
The path along the paddocks inside the nursery
Bison on duty
Deer on duty
The guide immediately warned us not to count on a spectacle. However, we were lucky, and when we were at the feeding troughs, all the bison were gathered, regaled. Choose the time of the excursion, either the morning one at 9.00, or the last one at 15.00, then there is a chance to see all the families.
Bison at the trough
Looks threateningly at visitors
Eats up to the last
Salt licked by animals
Bison are very powerful animals, as someone said, specific. Weigh under a ton, accelerate to 60 km / h, jump over a two-meter fence. To make it easier to understand what it is, there is a good comparison with Zhiguli, they also drive 60 km / h and weigh the same. Just imagine how the Zhiguli is jumping over the fence, it will immediately become clear what kind of animal this is.
And this is generally a colossus, those same Zhiguli
The reserve does not have enough money, so the program has been operating for the last 10 years «Adopt a bison». Anyone can take custody of a bison by paying for its maintenance - about 50 thousand rubles a year. For this you will receive moral satisfaction, the opportunity to visit him during this year, and you will also be able to give him a name starting with «Mu». According to the rules of the international program, each country has its first two letters. I wonder why Russia got exactly «Mu»? 🙂
Anyone can keep a bison - 50 thousand per year
In Russia, all bison should be called with MU
Mini-museum
The museum is located on the territory of the reserve not far from the ticket office. Usually they lead to it either before the excursion, or after. Let's face it, a boring museum. A couple of halls with animal carcasses and stands with information about the reserve. On the other hand, so that there might still be, not mammoths with dinosaurs. The last place I was was Kharkiv Museum of Nature, that's interesting there.
Guided tour of the museum
A stuffed wild boar in the museum
The wolf is quite formidable
The stand clearly shows why the reserve is terraced
Information to visit
Official site of the reserve
The cost of an excursion in the reserve is 300 rubles for an adult, 150 rubles for a child's ticket. Or 1,500 rubles for personalized service. It is also said that this price is valid for groups of at least 4 people, but when we asked what to do if there are two of us, and the group does not fill, we were told that nothing, we will go at the regular price. And you can't watch bison without a guide.
Tours run once an hour. The first excursion is at 9.00 am, the last one is at 15.00. We were on weekdays in the summer, and the groups were recruited without problems. There are even more people on weekends. There is a cafe on the territory.
How to get to the reserve and map
In principle, if you look at the map, everything will become clear. You need to go from Moscow along the Simferopol highway, and turn off at the sign for Serpukhov and Danki. This turn will be to the right from the road, but you need to then immediately left under the bridge. Having passed Danki, you will see a large sign in the form of an oak on the right side of the road, it is impossible to drive past.
Turn to Prioksko-Terrasny Reserve
Prioksko-Terrasny Reserve
Prioksko-Terrasny Reserve
Plant reserve and bison nursery. Opening hours 9-15 hours, the cost of the excursion is 300/150 rubles.
Plant reserve and bison nursery. Opening hours 9-15 hours, the cost of the excursion is 300/150 rubles.
