The purposes of constituting nature monument of regional significance “Rzhavets ravine” is protection of a unique complex of steppe and chalk vegetation, which occupies a significant area and is a habitat for rare species of flora and fauna, including those listed in the Red Book of the Russian Federation. Of greatest interest are areas of the ravine slope with heavily eroded humus-calcareous soils and xerophytic steppe vegetation, as well as hollows of karst origin with steep soddy slopes and strongly eroded humus-calcareous soils. The scientific and educational significance of the natural monument lies in the fact that a complex of rare steppe and chalk plant species lives on its territory. Various types of steppes, chalk outcrops, small ravine forests are common here. Due to their remoteness from settlements, steppe and chalk communities are well preserved and occupy large areas, mainly along the slopes of southern exposures. On the territory of the natural monument, the only population of eastern knapweed in the Kursk region was noted, which is the extreme northern point of the species range.
Russian Federation · 2018-12-28