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Vitosha   (Unique identification code in the register: BG0000113)

Category: PZ under both Directives

Map:

Map of the object


Area: 27102.11 hectares

Location:
1. District: Pernik, Municipality: Pernik, Locality: Bosnek, Chuypetlovo, Kladnitsa, Pernik, Rudartsi
2. District: Pernik, Municipality: Radomir, Locality: Gorna Dikanya
3. District: Sofia, Municipality: Samokov, Locality: Yarlovo
4. District: Sofia (stolitsa), Municipality: Stolichna, Locality: Bistritsa, Marchaevo, Vitosha, Vladaya, Zheleznitsa

Falls in the territory of the following Regional Inspectorates of Environment and Water (RIEW):
1. Sofia - rayon Pernik - ul."Blagoy Gebrev" № 15, et.1
2. Sofiia - bul."Tsar Boris III" №136

Ordinance for announcement:
Ordinance No.РД-763 from 28.10.2008 2-3-113-763-2008

Ordinance for change:

1. Change in the activities regime with Ordinance No.РД-271 from 31.03.2021
2. Change in the subject for conservation with Ordinance No.РД-271 from 31.03.2021

Record for protected zone (link):

Aims of the declaration:
1. Protection and maintenance of the habitats of the bird species referred to in items 2.1 and 2.2, their populations and distribution within the zone, in order to achieve and maintain their favorable condition;
2. Conservation and maintenance of the natural habitat types referred to in point 2.3, the habitats of the species referred to in point 2.4, their populations and distribution within the zone, in order to achieve and maintain their favorable conservation status in the Continental biogeographical region;
3. Improving the state of the habitats of bird species Neophron percnopterus, Falco cherrug, Alectoris graeca, Alcedo atthis and Dendrocopos syriacus;
4. Increase the contribution of the protected area to the area of natural habitats with code 6210 (improtant orchid habitats) and 8230;
5. Improving the structure and functions of natural habitats with codes 4070*, 6110*, 6210 (* important orchid habitats), 6230*, 6510, 6520, 9110, 9130, 9150, 9170, 9180*, 91D0*, 91H0*, 91M0 and 9410;
6. Improving the state of the habitats of species Ursus arctos, Testudo hermanni, Tozzia carpathica, Buxbaumia viridis;
7. If necessary, improvement of the condition or restoration of types of natural habitats refered in item 2.3, habitats of the species refered in item 2 and their populations.
8. Maintaining the connectivity of the habitats of the priority conservation species * Brown bear (Ursus arctos) and * European wolf (Canis lupus). "

Objects of protection (species or habitats):
1. Article 6, paragraph 1, section 3 from Biological Diversity Act: Little Bittern (Ixobrychus minutus), Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax), Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea), Black Stork (Ciconia nigra), Honey Buzzard (Pernis apivorus), Black Kite (Milvus migrans), Red Kite (Milvus milvus), Egyptian Vulture (Neophron percnop), Short-toed Eagle (Circaetus gallicus), Eurasian Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus), Hen Harrier (Circus cyaneus), Montagu's Harrier (Circus pygargus), Lesser Spotted Eagle (Aquila pomarina), Greater spotted eagle (Aquila clanga), Golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetos), Booted Eagle (Hieraaetus pennatus), Long-legged Buzzard (Buteo rufinus), Imperial Eagle (Aquila heliaca), Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus), Falco cherrug, Hazel Hen (Bonasa bonasia), Rock Partridge (Alectoris graeca), Spotted Crake (Porzana porzana), Little Crake (Porzana parva), Corncrake (Crex crex), Eurasian Eagle-owl (Bubo bubo), Tengmalm's Owl (Aegolius funereus), Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus), Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis), European Roller (Coracias garrulus), Grey-headed Woodpecker (Picus canus), Black Woodpecker (Dryocopus martius), Middle Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos medius), White-backed Woodpecker (Dendrocopos leucotos), Syrian woodpecker (Dendrocopos syriacus), Calandra Lark (Melanocorypha calandra), Woodlark (Lullula arborea), Tawny Pipit (Anthus campestris), Red-backed Shrike (Lanius collurio), Lesser Grey Shrike (Lanius minor), Barred Warbler (Sylvia nisoria), Semi-collared flycatcher (Ficedula semitorquata), Ortolan Bunting (Emberiza hortulana);
2. Article 6, paragraph 1, section 4 from Biological Diversity Act: Northen Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis), Eurasian sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus), Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo), Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus), Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus), Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago).
3. Article 6, paragraph 1, section 1 from Biological Diversity Act: 3150 Natural eutrophic lakes with Magnopotamion or Hydrocharition type vegetation; 3160 Natural dystrophic lakes and ponds; 4060 Alpine and Boreal heaths; 4070 * Bushes with Pinus mugo; 4080 Sub-Arctic schrub Salix spp. ; 5130 Juniperus communis formations on heaths or calcareous grasslands; 6110 * Rupicolous calcareous or basophilic grasslands of the Alysso-Sedion albi; 6150 Siliceous alpine and boreal grasslands; 6210 Semi-natural dry grasslands and scrubland facies on calcareous substrates (Festuco Brometalia) (*important orchid habitat); 6230 * Species-rich Nardus grasslands, on siliceous substrates in mountain areas; 62A0 Eastern sub-Mediterranean dry grasslands; 62D0 Oro-Moesian acidophilous grasslands; 6410 Molinia meadows on calcareous, peaty or clayey-silt-laden soils (Molinion caeruleae); 6430 Hydrophilous tall herb fringe communities of plains and of the montane to alpine levels; 6510 Lowland hay meadows; 6520 Mountain hay meadows; 7140 Transition mires and quaking bogs; 8110 Siliceous scree of the montane to snow levels; 8220 Siliceous rocky slopes with chasmophytic vegetation; 8230 Siliceous rock with pioneer vegetation of theSedo-Scleranthion or Sedo albi-Veronicion dillenii; 8310 Caves not open to the public; 9110 Luzulo-Fagetum beech forests Luzulo-Fagetum; 9130 Asperulo-Fagetum beech forests Asperulo-Fagetum; 9150 Medio-European limestone beech forests of the Cephalanthero-Fagion (Cephalanthero-Fagion); 9170 Galio-Carpinetum oak-hornbeam forests; 9180 * Tilio-Acerion forests of slopes, screes and ravines; 91D0 * Bog woodland; 91E0 * Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Pandion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae); 91H0 * Pannonian woods with Quercus pubescens; 91M0 Pannonian-Balkanic turkey oak-sessile oak forests; 9410 Acidophilous Picea forests of the montane to alpine level (Vaccinio-Piceetea);
4. Article 6, paragraph 1, section 2 from Biological Diversity Act: Mammals - Ursus arctos, Canis lupus, Lutra lutra, Rupicapra rupicapra balcanica, Spermophilus citellus, Rhinolophus ferrumequinum, Rhinolophus hipposideros, Myotis blythii, Barbastella barbastellus; Amphibians and reptiles - Triturus karelinii, Bombina variegata, Testudo hermannI; Fish - Barbus meridionalis, Barbus cyclolepis, Sabanejewia aurata; Intervertebrates - Austropotamobius torrentium, Ophiogomphus cecilia, Lucanus cervus, Morimus funereus, Rosalia alpina, Euphydryas aurinia, Euplagia Callimorpha quadripunctaria, Paracaloptenus caloptenoides, Polyommatus eroides, Eriogaster catax, Lycaena dispar, Phengaris Maculinea nausithous; Plants - Tozzia carpathica, Buxbaumia viridis.

Current prohibitions and regimes:
1. It is prohibited to change the way of permanent use, plowing, afforestation and conversion into permanent plantations of meadows, pastures and grassland, when using agricultural lands as such;
2. It is prohibited the use of mineral fertilizers in meadows, pastures, grasslands, abandoned agricultural lands and forest areas, as well as plant protection products of professional category of use in these areas except for calamity, epiphytosis or the use of selective methods to combat invasive alien species;
3. It is prohibited to use unselected preventive for pest control in the forests;
4. It is prohibited reducing the area of the river's forests and characteristic for the area species;
5. It is prohibited conducting races with motor vehicles outside the existing roads;
6. It is prohibited movement of motorcycles, ATVs, UTVs and buggies off existing roads in non-urban areas. The prohibition does not apply to routes for the movement of the listed motor vehicles determined on the basis of a normative act, as well as in case of disasters, emergencies and for carrying out fire-fighting, emergency, control and rescue activities;
7. It is prohibited to remove landscape features (borders, vital single trees and groups of trees, traditional strips occupied by shrub and tree vegetation among lands under cultivation, protective forest belts, stone fences and hedges), when using agricultural land as such, except in cases to removal of invasive alien species of trees and shrubs;
8. It is prohibited the use of fertilizers, soil improvers, biologically active substances, nutrient substrates and plant protection products that do not meet the requirements of the Plant Protection Act;
9. It is prohibited to use of organic sludge from industrial and other waters and household waste for introduction into agricultural land without permission from the specialized bodies of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forestry and when the concentration of heavy metals, metalloids and persistent organic pollutants in sludge exceeds background concentrations according to Annex № 1 of Ordinance № 3 of 2008 on the norms for permissible content of harmful substances in soils (SG, issue 71 of 2008);
10. It is prohibited to use of irrigation water that contains harmful substances and waste above the permissible norms;
11. It is prohibited to make a fire, improvements, electrification, conduct of business and sports activities in the caves and caves' entrances, as well as to break, damage, to collect or to remove of rock and cave formations, and also to divide the cave's entrance or its individual galleries in a way that prevents passing of species subject to protection under item 2.4.1;
12. It is prohibited conducting speleological research during the breeding season of bats - from March 1 to June 30;
13. It is prohibited extraction of wood and biomass in forests in the old age phase, except in cases of damage of more than 50% of the area of the respective forest in the old age phase due to natural disasters and calamities; in old age forests, through which existing forest roads and other infrastructure objects pass, if proven necessary, felling of single dry, damaged, endangered or obstructing the safe movement of people and vehicles or the normal functioning of infrastructure objects trees is allowed;
14. It is prohibited grazing of domestic animals in forest areas, which are designated for forests in the old age phase.
15. It is prohibited changes in the hydrological regime through drainage, adjustment, dam construction within the natural boundaries of the water-dependent habitats, except: in case of danger of floods, which may lead to risk to human life and health or the occurrence of material damage; in case of disasters and accidents; to improve the condition of natural habitats and habitats of species under the item 2.

Overlapping (partial or full):
1. Natural Monument: Peshterata Duhlata
2. Natural Park: Vitosha
3. Reserve: Bistrishko Branishte
4. Reserve: Torfeno Branishte


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