Site description
A 12-m-high, vertical loess cliff, located on a major regional road south-west of the town of Tutrakan. The surrounding open lands are covered by steppe-like vegetation of grasslands with some scrub (Crataegus, Rosa, Rubus) and forests of Robinia. Human activities include stock-grazing and loess excavation.
Key biodiversity
The site holds the largest nesting colony of Merops apiaster in Bulgaria.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2022) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Stenata. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 01/07/2022.