4 LANDSCAPE PARKS www.brodnica.net 56 4939098 +48 tel/fax Grzmięca, seat: 87-312 PokrzydowoManagement kingfishers.storks and less eagles, sea are park the of species bird remarkable most cranberry. The include: rarities precious most the species plant vascular 950 Among forests. with its forest, flora and peat reserves. The local vegetation is dominat district lake the of part precious most the encompasses park The Pomerania. whole area is situated in the voivodship of Varmia and , and the rest The BrodnickiParkThe Landscape of84,550,5ha. area total the and 145,425,4ha, area total of parks landscape 8 to home Varmia a is Masuria and The Welski Landscape ParkWelskiLandscape The bird bird species, 5 reptile species, 13 amphibian species and 31 fish species. T ma 39 them among park, landscape the in observed been have vertebrates of species 297 sedge. creeping the and saxifrage, marsh yellow sundew, the mountain arnica, the marsh helleborine. The postglacial relics inc orchid, spotted heath the orchid, broad-leafed the orchid, marsh early the as such orchids, lily, the common ivy, the paradise plant, the prince’s , the Greek vale the bugbane, the , dwarf Arctic the clubmoss, running-pine northern the clubmoss, stiff 19 out of 660 plant species of the park are under complete protection, for instance: the route.canoeing Rumian, Zarybinek, Tarczyńskie, Grądy, Zakrocze and Lidzbarskie. This is what make meandering Wel, the is region the of river w major trough. The subglacial and hills plains, sandur uplands, moraine are land the of lay the of feature main The water). Skarlanka riverSkarlanka has an area of 20,300,4ha (where 33% is covered by forests and 6% by 6% and forests by covered is 33% (where 20,300,4ha of area an has was founded in 1985. Its area covers 10,462ha, where 4,336ha of the the of 4,336ha where 10,462ha, covers area Its 1985. in founded was Sundew rian, rian, the martagon, several kinds of here here are 16 mammal species under ed ed by forests, esp. pine and mixed in in the voivodship of Kuyavy and er spotted eagles, cranes, black black cranes, eagles, spotted er lude lude the dwarf marsh violet, the called Pojezierze Brodnickie, Brodnickie, Pojezierze called the twinflower and the small small the and twinflower the hich links several lakes - lakes several links hich hills, moraine and kame kame and moraine hills, running clubmoss, the s the river an attractive ir protection zones of zones protection ir mmal species, 209 species, mmal the round-leafed round-leafed the yellow water water yellow tel./fax +48 23 6981036 23 +48 tel./fax 84, WelskiLidzbark seat: Management Jeleń osprey, the eagle, sea the lesser-spotted the kite. red the and kingfisher the stork, black the eagle, prote 183 bats. of species 7 as many as and otters , instance for protection, 250 species of vertebrates, 200 of which are under protection. protection. under are 200ofwhich ofvertebrates, 250 species sawgras the and sedge twinflower, creeping the the saxifrage, marsh the violet, the most remarkable are the relic species, such as the mountain arnica, va Varmia Masuria. Among of and voivodship the of borders the within located are whic Klonowo, of 2 reserves, nature 6 encompasses park The Masuria. and Mazovia Pomerania, of Varmia and Masuria), has a diverse lay of the land and is situated on the www.parkiwim.samorzady.pl www.welskipark.pl tel. +48 564988190 +48 tel. Górzno, ul. 12 Contact: Leśna ParkLandscape Górzniańsko-Lidzbarski The Wel river Jar Brynicy of total area 11,966ha voivodship area the total in of (8,632,7ha Greek valerianGreek the the wood stitchwort, the dwarf marsh on the borderline of three regions s. The park is also a home to to home a also is park The s. cted bird species include include species bird cted h, Jar Brynicy and and Brynicy Jar h,

scular plants plants scular LANDSCAPE PARKS LANDSCAPE 5 6 LANDSCAPE PARKS The Mazurski Landscape ParkLandscape Mazurski The www.mazurskipark.pl Manage E. writer popular the Wiechert forester’s the in Room Memorial Piersławek. in lodge to the Philippones near the village of Zgon, the renowned Polish poet K.I. Gałczyński and “The Couple in Love” near Krutyń. What is worth mentioning in this region are the known as “The Lira Pine”, as well as “The Royal Pine” and “The upon ne the Ruciane, in factory shelling cone historic the near of collection the nature and reserves nature numerous also are there park the In Piska’. Puszcza – 2000 z protection birds special the in incorporated been has park the of others. area The stork, the red-crested pochard, the spotted crake, the kingfisher, the hazel grouse, the eagle, the lesser spotted eagle, the osprey, the boreal owl, the eagle owl of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Popielno. The most remarkable representa ning at this point are two herds of Polish Little horses which live in the beavers and otters bobcats, wolves, deer, , are park the in mammals common l water yellow the rose, sea small the rose, sea white the include: grass, and finally extremely rare orchids – the common twayblade and the bog twaybl white beaksedge, four kinds of the cottongrass – the tussock, slender, broad-leafed and na helleborine, the twinflower, the Greek valerian, the round-leaf sundew, the creeping of vascular plants with rarities, such as the pasque flower, the small pa park the of flora The routes. river picturesque most the of one as canoeists with 2000. Nature The programme the of framework the within protection birds special is considered as a nature reserve, a biosphere reserve, an area listed in the ’s is region few a his with encompassed is Łuknajno lake in the views impressive to (11,000ha).Due water of body significant most The waters. surface by ment seat:Krutyń, tel. + 48 89 742 14 58, tel./fax + 4889 7421405 + 4889 7421458,tel./fax + tel. seat:Krutyń, ment Black-headed GullBlack-headed has an area of 53,655ha, where 51% is covered by forests and 30% and forests by covered is 51% where 53,655ha, of area an has ily and the common bladdewort. The most most The bladdewort. common the and ily , the bittern, the little bittern, the black sque flower, the martagon lily, the red wild wild in the forest under the guidance Ramsar convention, and an area of Mukre” Mukre” near the village of Zgon tives tives of avifauna are: the sea includes nearly 900 species species 900 nearly includes arby (1,5 km farther) pine pine farther) km (1,5 arby one referred to as ‘Nature ‘Nature as to referred one sedge, sedge, the marsh tea, the it – protection of forms . What is worth mentio- worth is What . igs lk -Śniardwy lake biggest ade. ade. Water plant species black black grouse, and many Museum in Pranie and monuments, such as as such monuments, historic sites related rrow-leafed rrow-leafed cotton- river is popular popular is river www.jezioro.com.pl 6159727 87 +48 seat: Management fax Stańczyki. ne river, Błędzianka the over built was bridge renowned most The concrete. reinforced of te century 19th early the of wonder the is here attractions greatest the of One beavers. w deer,boars, roe deer, moose, include mammals biggest The stork. black the and woodpecker, the white-backed woodpecker, the lesser-spotted eagle, the osprey, the intere most the species bird 128 Among fern. ostrich the Valerian Greek and the cloudberry,bi cranberry, the small small crowberry, twayblade, the the common the peat . The rich fauna has many splendid representatives, such as the mud a sedge bogs, peat high typical the them among bogs, peat numerous on itself prides Romincka forest, boreal the is park the in complex vegetation remarkable most The Wilhelm inscriptions. commemorative relevant with boulders byseveral marked IIwere succes hunting The monarchs. of site hunting a was it past the in – protection fac in forest, The Romincka. Puszcza forest the of values cultural and landscape wildlife unusual the preserve to order in created been has It 6%. in waters by and 64%, Romincka Puszcza of Park Landscape The What What makes a special tourist attraction in the region are remains of old emperor Wilhelm ofJapan. emperor the from gift a IIas here brought were which animals of descendant the – deer sika the is mentioning moose occasionally, and, boars deer, roe deer, include mammals big park’s The butterbur, fir clubmoss. the and fern deer the the horsetail, the bulbifer, cardamine the garlic, bear’s the monkshood, Manchurian What is characteristic of the park’s flora is the abundance of mountain speci bee with grown gorges, and ravines deep picturesque furrowing hills, the from flow brooks merous Wzniesienia Wzniesienia Elbląskie, which make a moraine upland rising to the altitude 45% of which is covered by forests, and 1% by water. The park is situated in a mez Upland) Elbląg (the Elbląska Wysoczyzna of Park Landscape The has an area of 14,620ha, which in covered by forests in in forests by covered in which 14,620ha, of area an has Prussian strongholds, Dutch farmste- of 197m above the sea level. Nu es, es, such as the speckled alder, the chnics - railway bridges made made bridges railway - chnics ses of the Prussian emperor emperor Prussian the of ses . The species that is worth is that species The . sting are: the grey-headed grey-headed the are: sting has an area of 13,460 ha, ha, 13,460 of area an has resembling taiga. 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