Description
Izmaylovsky Park (Измайловский Парк) is one of the largest parks in Moscow. The park consists of two areas: Izmaylovsky forest and Izmaylovsky Park for recreation. The major part of the forest consists of deciduous trees, such as linden tree, oak, birch, maple. The Eastern part of the forest is constituted mainly by pines and firs that are more than hundred years old. Many species of woodpeckers and other forest birds can be observed. For example kulíšek nejmenší, strakapoud bělohřbetý, budníček lesní, rákosník pokřovní, cvrčilka říční, čížek lesní, hýl obecný, dlask tlustozobý, hýl rudý, slavík tmavý, lejsek šedý, krkavec velký, krahujec obecný and jestřáb lesní.
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Access
Izmaylovsky Park is situated in the Izmaylovo District in the northeast of Moscow. The northern border of the park is the tram line alongside the Izmailovskaya station of the Moscow Metro that serves the park, the southern is the Entuziastov Highway. The 9 km circular walk indicated on the map is just a suggestion. There are dozens of other paths to explore the park.


