NATURA 2000 - STANDARD DATA FORM
For Special Protection Areas (SPA),
Proposed Sites for Community Importance (pSCI),
Sites of Community Importance (SCI) and
for Special Areas of Conservation (SAC)
| SITE | BG0000263 |
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| SITENAME | Skalsko |
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. SITE IDENTIFICATION
Back to top1.1 Type
1.2 Site code
1.3 Site name
1.4 First Compilation date
1.5 Update date
1.6 Respondent:
| Name/Organisation: | Ministry of Environment and Water, “National Nature Protection Service” Directorate |
| Address: |
Sofia
22
Sofia
1000
Kn. Maria Luiza Blvd.
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| Email: | natura2000@moew.government.bg |
1.7 Site indication and designation / classification dates
| Date site proposed as SCI: | 2007-03 |
| Date site confirmed as SCI: | 2008-12 |
| Date site designated as SAC: | 2021-03 |
| National legal reference of SAC designation: | Designation Order No. RD – 287/ 31.03.2021 (promulgated SG 47/2021) issued by the Minister of Environment and Water. |
| Explanation(s): | Adopted by Council of Ministers Decision No. 122/02.03.2007 (promulgated SG 21/2007). Issued by the Minister of Environment and Water designation Order No. RD – 287/ 31.03.2021 (promulgated SG 47/2021) with prohibitions and restrictions on activities contradicting the conservation objectives of the site. |
2. SITE LOCATION
Back to top2.1 Site-centre location [decimal degrees]:
| Longitude: | 25.274100 |
| Latitude: | 42.970400 |
2.2 Area [ha]
2.3 Marine area [%]
2.4 Sitelength [km] (optional):
No information provided
2.5 Administrative region code and name
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NUTS level 2 code
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Region Name
|
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| BG32 | Severen tsentralen |
2.6 Biogeographical Region(s)
3. ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION
Back to top3.1 Habitat types present on the site and assessment for them
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Annex I Habitat types
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Site assessment
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Code
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PF
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NP
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Cover [ha]
|
Cave [number]
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Data quality
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A|B|C|D
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A|B|C
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| | | | | | | Representativity | Relative Surface | Conservation | Global |
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6110
|
|
| 13.14
| 0.00
| G
| B
| C
| B
| B
|
| 6210
|
|
| 273.66
| 0.00
| M
| B
| C
| B
| B
|
| 6240
|
|
| 125.45
| 0.00
| M
| B
| C
| B
| B
|
| 6510
|
|
| 67.11
| 0.00
| M
| B
| C
| C
| C
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| 7220
|
|
| 0.69
| 0.00
| M
| B
| C
| B
| B
|
| 8210
|
|
| 18.72
| 0.00
| M
| A
| C
| A
| A
|
| 8310
|
|
| 0
| 7.00
| G
| C
| C
| C
| C
|
| 9150
|
|
| 6.28
| 0.00
| M
| B
| C
| B
| B
|
| 9170
|
|
| 12.18
| 0.00
| M
| B
| C
| B
| B
|
| 9180
|
|
| 16.29
| 0.00
| M
| B
| C
| B
| B
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| 91E0
|
|
| 0.51
| 0.00
| G
| B
| C
| B
| B
|
| 91G0
|
|
| 73.63
| 0.00
| M
| B
| C
| B
| B
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| 91M0
|
|
| 224.17
| 0.00
| M
| B
| C
| B
| B
|
| 91W0
|
|
| 0.81
| 0.00
| M
| D
| -
| -
| -
|
| 91Z0
|
|
| 39.05
| 0.00
| M
| B
| C
| B
| B
|
- PF: for the habitat types that can have a non-priority as well as a priority form (6210, 7130, 9430) enter "X" in the column PF to indicate the priority form.
- NP: in case that a habitat type no longer exists in the site enter: x (optional)
- Cover: decimal values can be entered
- Caves: for habitat types 8310, 8330 (caves) enter the number of caves if estimated surface is not available.
- Data quality: G = 'Good' (e.g. based on surveys); M = 'Moderate' (e.g. based on partial data with some extrapolation); P = 'Poor' (e.g. rough estimation)
3.2 Species referred to in Article 4 of Directive 2009/147/EC and listed in Annex II of Directive 92/43/EEC and site evaluation for them
- Group: A = Amphibians, B = Birds, F = Fish, I = Invertebrates, M = Mammals, P = Plants, R = Reptiles
- S: in case that the data on species are sensitive and therefore have to be blocked for any public access enter: yes
- NP: in case that a species is no longer present in the site enter: x (optional)
- Type: p = permanent, r = reproducing, c = concentration, w = wintering (for plant and non-migratory species use permanent)
- Unit: i = individuals, p = pairs or other units according to the Standard list of population units and codes in accordance with Article 12 and 17 reporting (see reference portal)
- Abundance categories (Cat.): C = common, R = rare, V = very rare, P = present - to fill if data are deficient (DD) or in addition to population size information
- Data quality: G = 'Good' (e.g. based on surveys); M = 'Moderate' (e.g. based on partial data with some extrapolation); P = 'Poor' (e.g. rough estimation); VP = 'Very poor' (use this category only, if not even a rough estimation of the population size can be made, in this case the fields for population size can remain empty, but the field "Abundance categories" has to be filled in)
3.3 Other important species of flora and fauna (optional)
- Group: A = Amphibians, B = Birds, F = Fish, Fu = Fungi, I = Invertebrates, L = Lichens, M = Mammals, P = Plants, R = Reptiles
- CODE: for Birds, Annex IV and V species the code as provided in the reference portal should be used in addition to the scientific name
- S: in case that the data on species are sensitive and therefore have to be blocked for any public access enter: yes
- NP: in case that a species is no longer present in the site enter: x (optional)
- Unit: i = individuals, p = pairs or other units according to the standard list of population units and codes in accordance with Article 12 and 17 reporting, (see reference portal)
- Cat.: Abundance categories: C = common, R = rare, V = very rare, P = present
- Motivation categories: IV, V: Annex Species (Habitats Directive), A: National Red List data; B: Endemics; C: International Conventions; D: other reasons
4. SITE DESCRIPTION
Back to top4.1 General site character
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Habitat class
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% Cover
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| N06 | 1.00 |
| N08 | 26.00 |
| N09 | 24.00 |
| N10 | 2.00 |
| N15 | 3.00 |
| N16 | 33.00 |
| N20 | 5.00 |
| N21 | 1.00 |
| N22 | 2.00 |
| N23 | 3.00 |
Total Habitat Cover | 100 |
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Other Site Characteristics
| Site Position: the Central Forebalkan; Relief: foothilly mountain region; Altitude: 370-693 m; Basic rocks: limestones; Soils: humus-limestone, brown to white-greyish woodland soils; Dominant vegetation: ca 1/3 of the territory of the site is covered with woods with relevant participation of the hornbeam, European Turkey oak, beech, durmast. Significant part among the trees takes the formation of Carpinus orientalis, which in many cases takes part also in shrubby formations. The fruticose formatioms compose the large amount of the plants in the Skalsko site. Dry grass formations and steppes are preferably the complexes of Chrysopogoni-Danthonion type and subpannonic grass formations (habitats 6210 and 6240) and cover ca 1/4 of the site territory.It is important for the site protection to preserve the natural broadleaved forests of hornbeam, European Turkey oak, durmast and beech (habitats 91M0, 9150, 91G0), and also the dry grassland communities of steppe type.The typical element of the site Skalsko are the limestone rock formations, which are a part of Sevlievo-Dryanovo massive rock lines, and are placed nearby the northern border of te site.These are vertical rock walls, which are extremely difficult to reach. That is why is was unsucessful to study their species composition in the floristic part. We suppose that this habitat could be designated as habitat 8210, forthe most criteria it fulfills the description of this habitat. The rocks are ca 2-2.5 % of the area of Skalsko. |
4.2 Quality and importance
| It is important to stress on the natural European Turkey Oak-durmast forests and Carpineto-Qureceto forests and termophylic beech forests which are relatively small part of the Skalko area. The active forest clearance of the trees and the following replanting with different broadleaved and coniferous trees is the reason for the main changes of the forest charakters and view, and sometimes results in losing of the forest habitats. After that in the place of the destroyed forests has grown the shrubby vegetation (acacia, dog roses, hawthorn, cornel- tree, hazelbush, mapples, etc.). The formations of Carpinus orientalis take significant part in the forests and among the shrubs. The dry grassland habitats of the steppe type are presented mainly in the southern and southwestern parts of Skalsko, but in most cases are mixed with different shrubs. The small parts in the northern area of the site in direction of Lovni Dol village, determined as habitat 5210 in fact are not trully typical habitat, and are formations of Chrysopogon gryllus, closely related to mesophytic meadows, which are invaded by the simples. We suppose that those meadows are not treated as typical meadows and have not been used for mowing nowadays.The negative tendencies in the habitats in Skalsko due to mainly on the forest clearance, and the 2 actively structures for inert materials (after the village of Skalsko and along the road to Kozi Rog village). The fact, that the bigger part of the area in this site is difficult to reach (e.g. the forests below the rock formations, also the rocks, etc.) allows the better preventoin of the site. |
4.3 Threats, pressures and activities with impacts on the site
The most important impacts and activities with high effect on the site
| Negative Impacts |
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| Rank | Threats and pressures [code] | Pollution (optional) [code] | inside/outside [i|o|b] |
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| L | A04 | | o |
| L | B01.02 | | o |
| M | B01.02 | | i |
| L | B02.02 | | i |
| M | B02.02 | | o |
| L | D02.01 | | o |
| M | D02.01 | | i |
| L | F03.01 | | o |
| Positive Impacts |
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| Rank | Activities, management [code] | Pollution (optional) [code] | inside/outside [i|o|b] |
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| L | A04 | | i |
| M | B01.02 | | i |
| L | D02.01 | | o |
| L | F03.01 | | o |
Rank: H = high, M = medium, L = low
Pollution: N = Nitrogen input, P = Phosphor/Phosphate input, A = Acid input/acidification,
T = toxic inorganic chemicals, O = toxic organic chemicals, X = Mixed pollutions
i = inside, o = outside, b = both
4.4 Ownership (optional)
No information provided
4.5 Documentation (optional)
| Initial proposal and description of the site made by D. Stoykov, V. Goranova - Institute of Botany, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 23 Acad. G. Bonchev Str., Sofia 1113Data revised by a team of Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (http://www.bas.bg). New data provided by project "Mapping and assessment of the conservation status of the natural habitats and species - Phase 1" (see link). |
http://natura2000.moew.government.bg/Home/ProtectedSite?code=BG0000263&siteType=HabitatDirective
5. SITE PROTECTION STATUS
Back to top5.1 Designation types at national and regional level (optional):
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Code
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Cover [%]
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| BG00 | 100.00 |
5.2 Relation of the described site with other sites (optional):
No information provided
5.3 Site designation (optional)
No information provided
6. SITE MANAGEMENT
Back to top6.1 Body(ies) responsible for the site management:
| Organisation: | Regional Inspectorate of Environment and Water: Veliko Tarnovo |
| Address: | |
| Email: | |
6.2 Management Plan(s):
An actual management plan does exist:
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Yes
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| No, but in preparation |
X | No |
6.3 Conservation measures (optional)
| Forestry "Gabrovo" Petko Petkov, phone 089 529 225Forestry "Sevlievo" Lilyana Raykova, phone 088 881 474 |
7. MAP OF THE SITE
Back to top| INSPIRE ID: | |
| Map delivered as PDF in electronic format (optional) |
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