Buzkyi Gard National Nature Park
Mykolaiv region
About park
Unique relict plants such as Silene hypanica and Moehringia hypanicus grow in the cracks between the shield rocks, which has never been a sea bottom. On that stones covered with millennial lichen, the eastern racer (Coluber constrictor) and the European green lizard (Lacerta viridis) are still basking in the sun. The waters of the Buh River are the home to one of the last populations of the Dnipro barbel (Barbus borysthenicus).
Buzkyi Gard is the historical name of a Cossack “palank” (an administrative unit) of Zaporizhian Host which was located at the confluence of rivers the Velykyi Tashlyk and the Southern Buh. A “gard” is a special construction for fishing which was in use during the Cossack era. The rapids, i.e. rocky bottom elevations, are still preserved there. A great deal of сossack and haidamak legends is connected with them.
The Rapids of Myhiia are one of Europe’s best natural water slalom trails. Fans of rafting, canoeing and rock climbing come here to practice on the rapids and granite rocks of the canyons.
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What to do
61.3813 sq.km.
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educational trails and routes
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Увага!
Part of the park is a protected area, which is under special protection. Travelers can not walk here. By following the rules, you will help us preserve the unique nature and avoid unnecessary costs of fines.
How to get here
The nearest railway stations in the cities: Pervomaisk, Yuzhnoukrayinsk, Voznesensk.
Very convenient location of the park near the highway Kyiv-Mykolaiv.
From Kyiv to Myhiia village – 328 km (4 hours). Move in the direction of Mykolaiv city.
From Mykolaiv to Myhiia village – 160 km (2 hours). Move in the direction of Pervomaisk town.
From Odesa to Pervomaisk town – 218 km (3 hours).
The nearest airports: Mykolaiv, Odesa, Kyiv.