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A biological reserve of republican significance "Castle Forest" is situated close to the city of Volkovysk. It is only four kilometers away. Perhaps this is the largest forest in the region, which is also refered to as the model of the natural complex of Western Belarus.

There is an islet of untouched nature at a distance of six kilometers from Zelva – it is the republican biological reserve "Medukhovo" with the area of more than 1400 hectares. The decision to establish a nature reserve on the territory of the Zelva district was made by the resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus in April, 1996. Initially, the area of the reserve was just over 1300 hectares, but later 120 hectares more were joined. The reserve was created in order to preserve the natural complex in its natural state and to support its biological diversity.

КРАЙ КРИНИЦ, РЕДКИХ РАСТЕНИЙ И ПТИЦ – А мы точно выберемся отсю­да? – такой вопрос мы то и дело задаем главному лесничему Слонимского лесхоза Вадиму Еремейчику и журналисту- краеведу Василию Афанасику – нашим проводникам по заказ­нику, которые завели в места, где нет дорог и указателей. – Выберемся, не дрейфить, – смеются