Rousenski Lom Natural Park is situated between the villages of Ivanovo, Koshov, Nisovo, Tabachka, Cherven, Shtraklevo, Ivanovo municipality and the village of Pisanetz, Vetovo municipality. Rousenski Lom is a river in North Bulgaria, right tributary ot the Danube river. It is formed by the merging of Beli and Cherni Lom rivers and the river of Beli Lom is at the beginning. Rousenski Lom is 196.6 km long. Cherni Lom is 130 km long. A part of the Cherni Lom river valley is included in Rousenski Lom Natural Park. Cherven fortress dating back in the Middle Ages is situated in the Cherni Lom river valley.
The river forms a canyon north of Opaka village. There are beautiful horseshoe-shaped turns in river's lower current. Orlova Chuka cave is situated near Cherni Lom River and the medieval town of Cherven. The surfaces have created deeply cut valleys in the credit limestone of Danube hilly plane, with wide horseshoe-shaped turns and narrow overflowed terrace.
The natural park comprises the river's valley and its feeders. Rousenski Lom is a protected territory from 1970 and is situated on an area of 3.408 hectares. The natural park with specific climate, rocky formations and moisture zones is an oasis of great number of vegetative and animal species - middle European, Siberian, steppe and sub Mediterranean. Ivanovski rocky monasteries are situated on the territory of the park.
Natural Park Rusenski Lom
Beli Lom Reserve is situated on the land of the town of Tsar Kaloyan, Razrgad region. The aim is to preserve the characteristics of Ludogorie forest ecosystems. The reserve was included in the list of protected territories in 1980 on an area of 773 hectares. The state forestry in Razgrad takes care for it.
