Photo: Marioshumanov · CC BY-SA 4.0Choklyovo blato is a protected marsh and lake of about 320 ha on the land of the village of Baykalsko, in Radomir municipality, near the Konyavo mountain. It was declared a protected site in 1992 as a home for rare and endangered birds and for its deposit of peat and healing mud.
Nature
Reeds grow on the wet ground, where grazing is banned from March to June. Killing or disturbing birds and collecting eggs are forbidden.
Visit
Swimming
No reliable information
Tips
Hunting, fishing, bathing and boats on the lake are all banned, as is burning the reeds. Baykalsko is the nearest village, and well-kept trails lead through the Konyavo mountain nearby.
Nearby lakes
Show on mapPhoto: Marioshumanov · CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo: Historical Museum, Dupnitsa · CC BY-SA 4.0
Bulgaria · Southwestern Bulgaria
Dyakovo Reservoir
Reservoir · artificial
~22 kmaway
666 metreselevation
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Dikanya Reservoir
Reservoir · artificial
~27 kmaway
709 metreselevation
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Sources & data
- Bulgaria's 2022 Water Framework Directive reporting to the EEA: lake (LW) and transitional (TW) water bodies, field cArea, European Environment Agency (WISE WFD), reported by Bulgaria, 2022
- OpenStreetMap: Чокльово блато (way 25222572), OpenStreetMap contributors
- Bulgarian Wikipedia: Чокльово блато, Wikimedia Foundation
- Radomir: places of interest, LiquiSearch