hidden Mshinskaya, settlement MSHINSKAYA, a settlement in Luga District. Population: 1,400. Located at Mshinskaya railway station of the St. Petersburg-Gatchina-Luga branch. The name is related to moss bogs. Around M. are waterlogged and swamp lands of international importance... more

hidden Reserves Reserves (Sanctuaries in the international classification) . This is category of special protected natural territories which founded for protection or restoration the components of nature and for maintenance the common ecological balance. Some... more

hidden Water - marsh lands The water - marsh lands (WML; the Ramsar sites is the name of the Ramsarskiye lands(ugodya) in the international classification) . They were founded to protect the waterfowl habitat. The list of 35 lands was registered with the Government... more