The Daugavgrīva (Buļļi) island has had a complicated history of formation – during the geological and geographical changes of the territory, which are related to the changes of the Lielupe and Daugava beds, Buļļupe was formed.

During the 1697 spring floods, when an ice block formed in the mouth of the Daugava, the waters of the Lielupe dug a new bed into the sea – they broke the dune strip of the current Buļļi or Daugavgrīva island in the middle (in the current Rītabuļļi district 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from Daugavgrīva), creating a new bed, along which flows directly into The Gulf of Riga.

However, over time, the new estuary became clogged (it existed for less than 100 years), and near the Daugavgrīva seaside dune strip on the land side formed the current bay – Ziemeļupe.

The old lower reaches of the river, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) long from Vārnu pub to Daugavgrīva, got the name Buļļupe or Buldurupe.

Buļļi Manor was mentioned in 1617 when the Duke of Courland Wilhelm leased it to his secretary Paul Špankavas, whose rights to this property was also approved by King Gustav Adolf of Sweden in 1621.

The reduced manor was subsequently pledged by the King of Sweden to Herman Vitem von Nordek.

In 1716, Prince Peter Gribic (Korribut de Gallizin) leased the manor to the aforementioned Herman von Nordek.

In 1930s–40s (and most of 1960–1987 years) Buļļupe and Lielupe riverbed has had multiple deepenings aimed, firstly, to provide shipping, secondly, getting sand material Riga building needs.

As a result, the dredging of the Buļļupe caused the floodplain meadows to be flooded and the shores to be transformed, as well as the river banks to be invaded.

At the end of the 19th century (1894), the botanist Kupfer documented the find of the seaside army on Buļļi Island.

Geologically, the area is dominated by Littoral and post-Littoral seas, lagoons and alluvial sandy sediments with wind-blown sand on the surface.

Along the sea shore stretches a sandy beach, which is separated from the rest of the area by an irregular forward dune 250–400 m wide.

From the engineering geological point of view, the Buļļi area is generally considered to be a homogeneous territory.

There, construction conditions are hampered not only by the composition of the soil, but also by the risk of flooding of the area, which can reach up to 10%, especially in the SW of the island.

The largest part of the Buļļi neighborhood – 73.9% or 554.1 hectares (1,369 acres) – is occupied by nature and green areas.