Берёзовая Роща, Regional cultural heritage park in Khoroshyovsky District, Moscow, Russia.
Birch Grove is a park covering about 42 hectares in the Khoroshyovsky District with diverse tree species such as ash, maple, lime, oak, and apple trees along its paths. The grounds include sports facilities like basketball courts, football fields, chess tables, and dedicated cycling paths for visitors.
The site originally functioned as an infantry camp before being transformed into a park in the early 1960s under landscape architect Vitaly Dolganov's direction. This conversion marked the shift from military use to a public space for community recreation.
The park serves as a central gathering place for the neighborhood, where concerts and public events on wooden stages happen throughout the year. This role shapes how residents experience their local community and shows why the place matters to people living nearby.
Visitors can easily navigate the park thanks to well-marked paths connecting different areas and multiple entry points throughout the grounds. The best time to visit is during daylight hours when sports facilities are active and other visitors enliven the space.
The park maintains specially built feeding stations for its resident squirrel population, which remains active and visible despite regular human activity. This blend of wildlife and urban space creates an unusual closeness between visitors and nature.
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