Sevastopol Park, Urban park near Vostok metro station in Minsk, Belarus
Sevastopol Park is a green space in eastern Minsk that spans several hectares between Slavinsky, Kedyshko, Sevastopolskaya, and Logoysky Trakt streets. It features multiple walking paths and open areas arranged in different zones for various recreational uses.
The wooded massif along Sevastopolskaya Street, covering 67.1 hectares, was planted in 1954 as a sanitary protection zone for the Zelenovsky water intake, which determined the composition and structure of its stands. Plantings were made without a set plan, mostly as row plantings of poplar and aspen, with maple, linden and birch only as supplementary species. The 9.3-hectare square on Kedyshko Street was added in 1979 for short-term and transit recreation. In the 1970s Minskproekt drew up a landscaping project, and a late-1990s programme slated the massif for reconstruction, but plans for a express road of the Third City Ring through the park were not realised after residents disputed them with the city authorities.
Residents already call the tract Sevastopol Park, though it has no formal park status; that is to be granted only after reconstruction with proper landscaping. The name is used for a territory still divided by Bolshaya Slepnaya and Knorina streets. The park shelters many bird species, among them the blackcap, wood warbler, great spotted woodpecker, jay and hawfinch, and red squirrels live here too.
The park is easily accessible through Vostok metro station and has multiple entrances leading to the walking paths inside. It is best explored on foot, so wearing comfortable shoes is advisable for moving between the different areas.
The 67.1-hectare massif along Sevastopolskaya Street was planted in 1954 without a plan, mainly in rows of poplar and aspen, to serve as a sanitary protection zone for the Zelenovsky water intake. Maple, linden and birch were added only as secondary species, and planting has continued ever since.
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