Description

The SPA Zapadna (Western) Strandzha is located in south-eastern Bulgaria. It covers the western parts of the Strandzha Mountain. To the north it borders on the villages of Dennitsa, Oman, Granites, Slivovo and Bogdanovo. The reservoir of Malko Sharkovo and the villages Stefan Karadzhovo, Dubovo, Ruzhitsa and Voden are located on the west of it. The eastern border of the site reaches the villages of Bogdanovo Varovnik, Kirovo and Belevren and to the south it coincides with the state border.
The SPA includes several types of habitats, the biggest area being occupied by farmland, pastures and shrubs. The broadleaved forests are represented by oak Quercus cerris and Quercus frainetto forests with Mediterranean elements. In the most southern part there are oak forests of Quercus polycarpa and Fagus moesiaca. The woodlands are alternating with open arable lands, pastures, grass formations, vineyards and orchards. The upper streams of water catchment basins of the rivers of Sredetska and Fakyiska are on the territory of the SPA Western Strandzha.
The SPA includes several types of habitats, the biggest area being occupied by farmland, pastures and shrubs. The broadleaved forests are represented by oak Quercus cerris and Quercus frainetto forests with Mediterranean elements. In the most southern part there are oak forests of Quercus polycarpa and Fagus moesiaca. The woodlands are alternating with open arable lands, pastures, grass formations, vineyards and orchards. The upper streams of water catchment basins of the rivers of Sredetska and Fakyiska are on the territory of the SPA Western Strandzha.