Orlovskoye Polesye National Park: A Comprehensive Atlas of Protected Forest and Steppe Terrain
Geography and landscape context in the Russian Oryol Oblast
Orlovskoye Polesye National Park represents a significant protected area at the meeting point of broadleaf forests and open steppe. Spanning over 77,000 hectares, the park landscape features a dissected plain shaped by the meandering Vytebet River. This atlas entry covers the park's natural geography, river valley networks, and its role as a refuge for rare species within the central Russian ecosystem.
- Area
- 777.45 km²
- Established
- 1994
- IUCN
- II
- Relief
- Upland















