Reka Yantra   (Unique identification code in the register: BG0000610)

Category: PZ under the Habitat Directive

Map:
Map of the object

Area: 13899.88 hectares

Location:
1. District: Gabrovo, Municipality: Dryanovo, Locality: Chukovo, Gostilitsa, Kalomen, Skalsko, Slaveykovo, Yantra
2. District: Gabrovo, Municipality: Gabrovo, Locality: Gabrovo, Grablevtsi, Michkovtsi
3. District: Ruse, Municipality: Borovo, Locality: Brestovitsa
4. District: Ruse, Municipality: Byala, Locality: Botrov, Byala, Peychinovo, Polsko Kosovo, Starmen
5. District: Ruse, Municipality: Tsenovo, Locality: Beltsov, Belyanovo, Dolna Studena, Dzhulyunitsa, Krivina, Novgrad, Tsenovo
6. District: Veliko Tarnovo, Municipality: Gorna Oryahovitsa, Locality: Dolna Oryahovitsa, Draganovo, Gorna Oryahovitsa, Gorski dolen Trambesh, Krusheto, Parvomaytsi, Pisarevo, Polikraishte, Pravda, Varbitsa, Yantra
7. District: Veliko Tarnovo, Municipality: Lyaskovets, Locality: Kozarevets, Lyaskovets
8. District: Veliko Tarnovo, Municipality: Polski Trambesh, Locality: Karantsi, Kutsina, Petko Karavelovo, Polski Trambesh, Radanovo
9. District: Veliko Tarnovo, Municipality: Strazhitsa, Locality: Bryagovitsa
10. District: Veliko Tarnovo, Municipality: Veliko Tarnovo, Locality: Ledenik, Nikyup, Pushevo, Samovodene, Shemshevo, Veliko Tarnovo, Vetrintsi

Falls in the territory of the following Regional Inspectorates of Environment and Water (RIEW):
1. Ruse - bul."Pridunavski" 20 p.k.26
2. Veliko Tarnovo - ul."N.Gabrovski" 68

Ordinance for announcement:
Ordinance No.РД-401 from 12.07.2016 2-2-610-401-2016

Ordinance for change:

Record for protected zone (link):

Aims of the declaration:
1. Protection of habitat types referred to in paragraph 2.1., habitats referred to in paragraph 2.2. species, their populations and distribution within the area to achieve and maintain their favorable conservation status;
2. If necessary improvement in the state referred to in paragraph 2.1. types of nature habitat and habitats of species referred to in item 2.2.
3. If necessary recovery types of nature habitat referred to in paragraph 2.1., habitats of species referred to in paragraph 2.2. and their populations.

Objects of protection (species or habitats):
1. Article 6, paragraph 1, section 1 from Biological Diversity Act: Type of habitats - 1530*, 3150 Magnopotamion or Hydrocharition, 3260 Ranunculion fluitantis and Callitricho-Batrachion, 3270 Chenopodion rubri and Bidention p.p. , 6110 * Rupicolous calcareous or basophilic grasslands of the Alysso-Sedion albi, 6210 * Semi-natural dry grasslands and scrubland facies on calcareous substrates (Festuco-Brometalia) (* important orchid sites), 6240 * Sub-Pannonic steppic grasslands, 6250 * Pannonic loess steppic grasslands, 6430 Hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities of plains and of the montane to alpine levels, 6510 Lowland hay meadows (Alopecurus pratensis, Sanguisorba officinalis), 8210 Calcareous rocky slopes with chasmophytic vegetation, 8310 Caves not open to the public, 9180 * Tilio-Acerion forests of slopes, screes and ravines, 91Е0* Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Pandion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae), 91F0 Quercus robur, Ulmus laevis and Fraxinus excelsior or Fraxinus angustifolia and (Ulmenion minoris), 91G0 * Pannonic woods with Quercus petraea and Carpinus betulus, 91Н0 * Pannonian woods with Quercus pubescens, 91I0 * Euro-Siberian steppic woods with Quercus spp., 91М0 Pannonian-Balkanic turkey oak –sessile oak forests, 91W0 Moesian beech forests, 91Z0 Moesian silver lime woods;
2. Article 6, paragraph 1, section 2 from Biological Diversity Act: 2.2.1. mammals: Lutra lutra, Spermophilu scitellus, Vormela peregusna, Mesocricetus newtoni, *Canis lupus, Rhinolophus ferrumequinum, Myotis blythii, Barbastella barbastellus, Miniopterus schreibersii, Myotis capaccinii, Myotis emarginatus, Myotis bechsteinii; 2.2.2. amphibians and reptiles: Bombina bombina, Bombina variegata, Emys orbicularis,Testudo graeca, Testudo hermanni, Triturus dobrogicus, Triturus karelinii, Elaphe sauromates; 2.2.3. fish: Alosa immaculata, Aspius aspius, Barbus meridionalis, Cobitis taenia, Gobio albipinnatus, Gobio kessleri, Gobio uranoscopus, Gymnocephalus baloni, Gymnocephalus schraetzer, Misgurnus fossilis, Pelecus cultratus, Rhodeus sericeus amarus, Sabanejewia aurata, Zingel streber, Zingel zingel, Eudontomyzon mariae, Cobitis elongata; 2.2.4. interbertebrates: Unio crassus, Lycaena dispar, Lucanus cervus, *Rosalia alpina, Cerambyx cerdo, Morimus funereus, *Austropotamobius torrentium, Coenagrion ornatum, Theodoxus transversalis.

Current prohibitions and regimes:
1. It is prohibited the introduction of non-native plant species in meadows, pastures, natural water bodies, marshes, wetlands and ravines, as well as intentional introduction of alien species;
2. It is prohibited the use of mineral fertilizers in pastures, abandoned cropland and forest areas, as well as plant protection products and biocides excluding those authorized for organic production and calamity, epiphytoty, epizootic or epidemic;
3. It prohibited the movement of vehicles off existing roads (including forest, agricultural, departmental roads) in non-urban areas except for conducting agricultural, forestry, emergency and control activities or previously agreed duly itineraries;
4. It is prohibited altering the way of sustainable use, plowing, planting and turning in permanent crops of pastures, grasslands, wetlands and plowing, and other grasslands (arable lands which are not included in rotation 5 years or more) habitat boundaries according paragraph 2.1 in the use of the agricultural lands as such;
5. It is prohibited plowing and planting of lawns and other natural open spaces in the forest areas within the non-forest habitats in 2.1.;
6. It is prohibited removal of landscape features (field boundaries, vital singles and groups of trees, protective forest belts, stone fences and hedges) for use of agricultural land as such;
7. It is prohibited changes in the hydrological regime through drainage correction, obstruction of dikes within water dependent natural habitats; еxceptions are allowed in urban areas, in disaster, accident or activities that improve the conservation status of habitats;
8. It is prohibited to absorb more than 30% of the average annual flow of the Yantra river and its tributaries for hydro power plants located in the procedure for issuance or extension of a permit under the Water Act at the date of issuance of the order;
9. It is prohibited coordination of investment proposals for new hydro power plants, including by building and / or reconstruction of existing dams, weirs and other facilities that have lost their original purpose, except those for which are began a procedure for their coordination under Chapter Six of the Law on Environmental Protection and / or art. 31 Biodiversity Act;
10. It is prohibited to coordinate the construction of wind turbines and photovoltaics outside urban areas than as own sources of power and with the exception of those for which are began procedure for their coordination under Chapter Six of the Law on Environmental Protection and / or art. 31 of the Law on Biological Diversity;
11. It is prohibited the prospecting for minerals (construction and stone materials), creating new and expanding concession areas for extraction of minerals (construction and stone materials); prohibition does not apply in cases where the date of publication of the order in the "Official Gazette" has started a procedure for granting permits for prospecting and / or exploration and / or the concession for extraction under Subsurface Resources Act (SRA) and Concessions Act, or a procedure for their coordination under Chapter Six of the Law on environmental protection and / or art. 31 of the Biological Diversity Act or an application for registration of a commercial discovery;
12. It is prohibited breaking, damage, collection and / or relocation of caves and rock formations.

Overlapping (partial or full):
1. Protected Site: Dzholyungyol
2. Protected Site: Estestveno Nahodishte Na Krimska Kakula (Salvia Scabiosifolia)
3. Protected Site: Nahodishte Na Obiknoven Sladnik

Questions on the content: biomon@eea.government.bg, phone: 00359 2 940 64 73

Technical issues: it@eea.government.bg

Last update of the web application: 01.08.2011
The data in the registry are updated regularly