Cheremske Nature Reserve

Cheremske Nature Reserve (Черемський заповідник) is a protected nature reserve of Ukraine that covers forest and wetlands of the Western Polesia region, in the northwest of the country. The area is one of high biodiversity because of the varied habitat in transitional ecological zones. The reserve is in the administrative district of Manevychi in Volyn Oblast

Topography
The terrain is flat and boggy, with fluvial deposits of the Ice Age. In places the peat is 10 meters thick.

Climate and ecoregion
The climate of Cheremske is Humid continental climate, warm summer (Köppen climate classification (Dfb)). This climate is characterized by large seasonal temperature differentials and a warm summer (at least four months averaging over 10 C, but no month averaging over 22 C.

The reserve is located in the Central European mixed forests ecoregion, a temperate hardwood forest covering much of northeastern Europe, from Germany to Russia.

Flora and fauna
The reserve is approximately 65% forested and 35% wetlands. The Cherem transitional sedge-sphagnum bogs is one of the largest and best preserved in Ukraine.

Public use
As a strict nature reserve, Chermeske's primary purpose is protection of nature and scientific study. Public access is limited: mass recreation and construction of facilities is prohibited as are hunting and fishing. There are several "ecological" educational trails for supervised public use.