Pyriatyn National Nature Park
The Pyriatyn National Nature Park is a national park of Ukraine that covers a portion of the Udai River valley in the north central part of the country. It provides nature conservation and recreation on the terraces and floodplains of the river. The park is about 130 km east of Kyiv, and is located close to Pyriatyn in Poltava Oblast.
Topography
The park's borders form in clusters of territory strung along the Uday River, a tributary of the Dnieper River. The sectors are sometimes separated by up to 1 km, and the river runs from northwest to southeast in this area. The terrain is typical of river valleys in the East European Plain, with forest-steppe character on the slopes and wetlands on the floodplains and terraces.Climate and ecoregion
The climate of Pyriatyn is Humid continental climate, warm summer. This climate is characterized by large seasonal temperature differentials and a warm summer (at least four months averaging over, but no month averaging over.The park is located in the East European forest steppe ecoregion, a transition zone between the broadleaf forests of the north and the grasslands to the south. This ecoregion is characterized by a mosaic of forests, steppe, and riverine wetlands.