Register of protected areas in Bulgaria

Sokolna   (Unique identification code in the register: 29)

Category: Reserve

Map:
Map of the object
Digital boundaries - WGS 84, UTM 35N (shp)	Digital boundaries are with the current status

Area: 1249.84 hectares

Location:
District: Stara Zagora, Municipality: Pavel banya, Locality: Gorno Sahrane, Pavel banya, Skobelevo, Tarnicheni, Аsen

Falls in the territory of the following Regional Forestry Directorates (RFD):
RFD Stara Zagora: SHE Pavel Banya

Ordinance for announcement:
Ordinance No.501 from 11.07.1979 501-1979

Ordinance for change:

1. Change in the area - increase with Ordinance No.9 from 09.01.1985 9-1985
2. Change in the area - actualisation with Ordinance No.РД-678 from 25.09.2025 678-2025

Aims of the declaration:
1. Rare and endangered plant and animal species in the oldmountain massif Triglav.

Objects of protection (species or habitats):
1. Ordinance for Announcement / Management Plan: Common Beech (Fagus silvatica), Balkan Mountain Primrose (Primula frondosa), Edelweiss (Leontopodum alpinum), Lilium jankae, Common Yew (Taxus baccata), Balkan chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra), Brown bear (Ursus arctos), Black Woodpecker (Dryocopus martius), White-backed Woodpecker (Dendrocopos leucotos), Eurasian Eagle-owl (Bubo bubo), Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos), Saker Falcon (Falco cherrug), Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus), Northen Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis), Eurasian sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus), Kestrel (Falco tinfiunculus);

Current prohibitions and regimes:
1. All activities are prohibited in the forest reserve except: 1. its conservancy; 2. visits with a scientific purpose; 3. people walking on the designated paths, including when it's with an educational purpose; 4. collection of seeds, wild plants, and animals with a scientific purpose

Overlapping (partial or full):
1. National Park: Tsentralen Balkan
2. PZ under both Directives: Tsentralen Balkan

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Last update of the web application: 01.08.2011
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