Georgi Tsachev
Dragoman marsh.
It is a karst marsh in the western part of the Sofia valley, 1.5 km east of the town of Dragoman and 38 km away from Sofia.
It is located in a vast valley, surrounded by limestone hills, at the southern foot of the Chepun karst mountain.
It spreads over an area of about 350 hectares and is approximately 2.5 km from the west to the east and 1.2 km from the north to the south.
The Dragoman marsh was drained in the 30s of the 20th century. Then drainage channels were built and then a pumping station to use the land for agricultural purposes.
For a long time, life in it dies.
With this, two species of plant species disappear, of which it was the only locality in Bulgaria and one of the last fields of the gray crane before it disappeared as a breeding species in Bulgaria.
As a result of stopping the pumping of waters in the 90s, the swamp is rapidly recovering and is one of the few restored wetlands in Bulgaria.
Such a beautiful journey you took us on!
Judging from your photos, I think I’d enjoy taking my camera there.
Beautiful high quality photos! Really enjoyed your post.
Such gorgeous pictures!
This day was very warm and most of the animals were hidden…
I will try again in autumn if time permits.
Lovely post, want to put my votes in but format here won’t let me
I try to show more than the places I visit : )
Very beautiful photos.Thank you.
And thanks for the interest in my pictures!
What lovely creatures. How nice that the area is being restored.
Great place! I visited it for the first time 3 years ago and I will go again!