Where in the suburbs there will be new reserves

In 2026-2027, it is planned to create six new specially protected natural territories (PAs) with a total area of about 2.7 thousand hectares in the Moscow region. To date, the region already has 264 protected areas with an area of more than 284 thousand hectares.

New nature reserves and monuments will appear in different districts of the Moscow region. In Kolomna, a reserve "Forests and meadows in the valleys of the Big Smedovo and Lubinka rivers" will be created. In the Lenin district there will be a natural and historical complex "Butovo polygon" and the reserve "Vidnovsky forest". In Lukhovitsy there is a natural monument “Degraded meadows near the village of Kurovo”. In Serpukhov - reserve "Prioksky botanical-entomological". And in the Pushkin district - Ivanteevsky dendrological park named after academician A. S. Yablokov.

In the territories of new protected areas will operate a strict regime of protection: prohibited entry of vehicles, fires, excavation and garbage disposal. For violation of the rules, fines are provided: up to 4 thousand for citizens, up to 20 thousand for officials and up to 500 thousand for legal entities. For significant damage, violators face criminal liability under Art. 262 of the Russian Criminal Code.