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 kuvičok vrabčí, ďateľ bielochrbtý, kolibiarik sykavý, trsteniarik krovinový, svrčiak riečny, stehlík čížik, hýľ obyčajný, glezg obyčajný, červenák karmínový, slávik veľký, muchár sivý, krkavec čierny, jastrab krahulec and jastrab veľký.
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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.


