The Patakinskaya grove is a highly productive old-growth (110–130 years) mixed forest with a predominance of small-leaved species (birch, aspen) and broad-leaved species (oak, linden, maple, elm) in the stand; pine and spruce are also present. The undergrowth includes warty euonymus, common hazel, common rowan, and forest honeysuckle.
Area of the territory: 40 hectares. Two-fifths (39.4%) of all flora in the Kamenskovsky district is concentrated on the territory of the natural monument.
The landscape of the reserve has high aesthetic value. The original bank of the Klyazma forms a natural observation deck with a magnificent view of the river, floodplain meadows and oak groves. There are interesting historical and cultural sites. On the outskirts of the village. In Patakino there is the Church of the Life-Giving Trinity (1824), which is currently undergoing reconstruction. Next to it there is a functioning tuberculosis dispensary, which occupies part of the buildings of the old manor house of Count S. D. Bezobrazov (first half of the 19th century). In addition, in the vicinity of the village of Patakino and the village of Kunitsyno, archaeologists have discovered several ancient Russian settlements of the 11th-13th centuries and an early Iron Age settlement. Near the village of Patakino, a fragment of an old manor park from the 19th century has been preserved. On the eastern edge of the reserve, there is a pine forest (the average age of the pines is about 120 years) with an admixture of oak and linden on a picturesque slope near the river. The vast ravines near the village of Kunitsyno are covered with broad-leaved (oak and linden) forest with an admixture of birch and aspen. In the western and northern parts of the reserve. To the southeast of the village of Kunitsyno there is a section of pure birch forest aged 50–60 years, unique in its landscape and aesthetic appeal. Closer to the river, the age of the birches reaches 100 years.