Oleshky Sands National Nature Park

Sand dunes, pine stands and lakes on the lower Dnieper in Kherson Oblast

Access: currently not possible. This area has been affected by the war in Ukraine, and conditions may differ from the description.

Large sand dunes in the Radensk sector are interspersed with shrubs, lakes and birch groves, in a semi-arid landscape that is not a true desert. The smaller Burkut sector holds pine forest, meadows and lakes surrounded by sandy steppe.

1RadenskThe largest sector, with big sand dunes in the centre and no pine stands.'
Radensk
Radensk
Ukraine · Kherson Est. 2010 Protected area category: IUCN II

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    Burkut

    Pine forest, meadows and lakes surrounded by sandy steppe.

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