NATIONAL PARKS OF EUROPE

Zavidovo National Park

Flat moraine forests, peat bogs and lakes between Moscow and Tver

Zavidovo is a flat moraine landscape of mixed forest, swamps, peat bogs and lakes, crossed by the Shosha and Lama rivers and their wide floodplains. Former hunting grounds of Lenin and a military reservation, it now shelters game animals alongside villages and dachas.

1Shosha RiverOne of the two main rivers, with wide floodplains through the park.
2Lama RiverThe second main river, shaping broad floodplains across the park.
3Old spruce, pine and aspen standsOlder forest among the mostly young to middle-aged birch.

Things to do

  • On footWalk the birch forest and stands of old spruce, pine and aspen
  • WildlifeLook for birds such as black grouse and hazel grouse in the meadows and wetlands
  • Try thisExplore the wide floodplains of the Shosha and Lama rivers
  • HeritageApply for a visitor permit before you travel, as non-residents need one
Shosha River
Shosha River
Lama River
Lama River
Old spruce, pine and aspen stands
Old spruce, pine and aspen stands

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Russia · Tver Oblast and Moscow Est. 2019 Size 1,329 km² Protected area category: IUCN II

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