Black forest
Black Fox
Ukraine, Kropivnickiy
The Black Forest is located near the district center of Znamenka, Kirovograd region. It has a rich history: for many centuries the forest served as a natural defense of the Slavs who lived here from the raids of nomads, and in the last century an ancient settlement was found here.
Now the Black Forest has an area of more than 18 thousand hectares, on which many plants grow, the most common are oaks and hornbeams. On the territory of the forest there is a swamp, in the center of which there is Lake Berestovatoe, which has a glacial origin.