Zábělá, Nature reserve in Bukovec, Czech Republic.

Zábělá is a nature reserve covering 31.93 hectares on the right bank of the Berounka, northeast of Bukovec in the Plzeň-město district. It protects a mixed oak-hornbeam forest with a herb layer of liverleaf, lily of the valley and two-leaved Solomon's seal on a steep rocky slope that gradually flattens. The reserve forms a narrow strip along the river, with the former Prague–Plzeň railway line on its southeastern edge.

Zábělá was declared a nature reserve in 1969, effective from 17 December 1970, with amendments in 1993 and 1998. The forest had been managed for centuries: forestry maps and records date from 1796, and a management plan of 1877 named the stand Habří. In 1861 the Plzeň–Prague railway was opened through the forest, and in 1889 a railway stop and an excursion restaurant followed.

The name Zábělá is documented from the late 16th century. In the second half of the 19th century Plzeň residents came here for outings, and forester Josef Sigmund set up a so-called park forest where public entry was allowed, with a railway stop added in 1889 and an excursion restaurant soon after.

The reserve lies on the right bank of the Berounka northeast of Bukovec, with the river as its northwest border and the former Prague–Plzeň railway line along the southeast. A tourist and educational trail serves the public; the opposite left bank holds the Háj reserve. The rocky southwest edge warms up more in the sun and is drier than the rest.

The forest here ranks among the longest-managed woodlands in the Czech Republic: forestry maps and records date to 1796, and a management plan from 1877 named the stand Habří. A planned harvest in 1819–1822 never took place, so only fallen and dead trees were cleared.