Nature reserves

The aim of protection is the maintenance of the forest lowland ecosystem with the habitats of rare plant and animal species.

Landscape parks

"Muskau Arch" sanctuary - the youngest park, founded in 2001 with area of 18 200 ha.

Areas of protected landscapes

Areas of protected landscapes cover the areas, which are taken under protection, because of their outstanding, diversified landscape. They are very valuable due to touristic matters. They also perform a function of ecological corridors.

Natura 2000 areas

European Ecological Network Natura 2000 is a kind of system of areas connected one with each other by ecological corridors. These areas form together a coherent ecological network, of which basic task is prevention of biodiversity. It happens through protection of the most valuable and the most rare nature elements.

Natural monuments

Natural monuments are single formations of living (animate) and non-living (inanimate) nature or their clumping with their special environmental, scientific, cultural, historic or landscape value and characterizing with individual features distinguishing them among other creatures, f.ex. monumental trees.

Ecological sites

Ecological sites are the Romains of ecosystems that deserve protection and are of great importance for maintenance of biological diversity, f. ex. mid-forest water ponds, swamps, mosses and sites of rare plant, animal and mushroom species.

Species protection of animals

Species protection is connected with the most valuable, unique and rare representatives of fauna and flora. In Poland there are 584 plant species, 90 mushroom species and 732 animal species taken under strict protection. 65% of wild fauna and flora species in Poland constitute forest species.

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Horse paths

Horse paths

Horseback tourism comes back to life for a dozen or so years and it becomes not only the way of active rest. It appears that horse riding is an activity which is crucial in any travel offer prepared to fulfill contemporary tourist demands.

Under the  http://www.disena.pl/bd/  link you will find routes of the Wymiarki Forest District horse paths.

 

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(Source: Local Action Group Lower Silesia Forests)