Bölcske Iris Field Nature Reserve

The main conservation objective in the 29-hectare loess valley, located at the eastern slope of the Paks-Seregélyes table, is to preserve protected plant species such as the strictly protected wild kale Crambe tatarica, which is of outstanding importance in Europe, or the dwarf Iris, giving the name of the reserve, whose population is of national importance. In addition, it is an important task to preserve the habitat of the now disappearing plant association, the loess steppic grassland, which is also included in Appendix I of the Habitats Directive, together with its protected and non-protected plant and animal species. The reedy, marshy area at the foot of the eastern escarpment of the Paks-Seregélyes table on the Madocsa terrace is a remnant of the former floodplain of the Danube. Due to its semi-natural state and its insular character, it is an important habitat for many protected plant species (e.g. loose-flowered orchid, spring snowflake, greater springwort) and an important feeding, breeding and resting place for protected and strictly protected animals (e.g. corncrake, Eurasian bittern, otter). Being part of the Danubian ecological corridor, it is an important resting and feeding area for migratory species.
Declared to be protected: 15/2007. (III. 30.) KvVM decree
Size of the protected area: 111.16 ha