 The nature reserve covers 7730 acres along the Beli Lom River west of Krivnya.Includes woodlands called “Alibaliytsa”, “Kortelov grob”, “Ortaburun”, “Goryanska padina”, “Kiseltsite” and “Dabova gora” all dominated by oak and lime trees.Some of the animal species that live in the reserve are wildcat (Felis silvestris), forest sanlishvets (Driomys nitedula), ground squirrel (Spermophilus citellus), red deer (Cervus elaphus), rusty shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea), Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus), Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis), owl (Bubo bubo), honey-buzzard (Pernis apivorus), short-legged lizard (Ablephaurus kitgaibelli).