The landscape protection area Istra rolling hills is located between Lake Šķaune and Lake Maroksna in Latgale upland and Rāznava hills.

Now the protected area extends to the eastern shores of Lake Škaune.

[5] There are two protected plant species — hairy agrimony (Agrimonia pilosa) and cutleaf anemone (Pulsatilla patens).

[2] There are 16 protected species of birds — lesser spotted eagle (Aquila pomarina), hazel grouse (Bonasa bonasia), black tern (Chlidonias niger), white stork (Ciconia ciconia), black stork (Ciconia nigra), marsh harrier (Circus aeruginosus), corncrake (Crex crex), white-backed woodpecker (Dendrocopos leucotos), black woodpecker (Dryocopus martius), white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla), red-backed shrike (Lanius collurio), black kite (Milvus migrans), osprey (Pandion haliaetus), honey buzzard (Pernis apivorus), common tern (Sterna hirundo), black grouse (continental subspecies) (Tetrao tetrix tetrix).

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