Bory Tucholskie National Park

The National Park Tuchola (Polish: Park Narodowy Tuchola ) is a national park in Poland.

Generally

It was founded in 1996. The palace is surrounded by the National Park 340.26 km ² nature reserve Zaborski ( Zaborski Landscape Park ). The park is located in the north-central part of Poland, in the Silesian Voivodeship. The centerpiece of the park is that, after the primeval forest of Bialowieza ( Puszcza Białowieska ) largest contiguous forest area in Poland. This forest complex extends over an area of ​​about 1170 km ². These forests, the Tuchola ( Tuchel Heath ) owes the National Park its name. Typical of this national park are great sandy plains, which are formed during the ice age under the influence of melt water. The outwash plains are interrupted by numerous dunes, glacial troughs and valleys. The main objective of the national park is to protect this original Sander landscape which is unique in Poland and in Europe in this form. In the area of the National Park there are over 20 lakes, including some oligotrophic ( unproductive ) lakes with crystal clear water. Right through the valleys of the National Park, which are characterized by high and steep banks, the rivers flow Brda ( Brahe dt ) and Wda (German black water ) for which a particularly strong current gradient (which contains up to 0.65% and 0.72 % achieved ) and relatively many narrow places are typical. The National Park also can be seen at Fojutowo the longest aqueduct in Poland as well as in Wdzydze the oldest open -air museum in Poland. In addition, the lakes and rivers of the national parks offer ideal conditions for water sports. Since 1928, International Canoe Slalome be on the Brda, which is counted along with the Wda of the most beautiful waterways in Poland, organized. Also, the sailing is actively on the larger lakes.

Flora

The park is mainly covered by pine forests. Of particular importance here are the particular Wasserlobelie, the lake quillwort and the bloom beach Ling.

Fauna

In addition to cranes, owls, eagles, kingfishers and goldeneyes are in the National Park, many other birds (144 bird species have been recorded ). The symbol of the National Park is the Capercaillie - a bird that was indeed recently found still numerous in the Tuchola, but currently not present in the National Park. Also, because the grouse is depicted on the coat of arms of the National Park, this chicken bird is working on a re-introduction. In large mammals, there are in the national park of deer, wild boars, foxes, martens, otters and badgers. Exceptional are the frequent occurrence of bats in this area. including the Nathusius' pipistrelle, the brown long-eared, the mouse-eared bat, Daubenton's bat and Natterer's bat. Of course there are the lakes in the park also several species of fish, example: whitefish, eel, perch, tench, bream, and burbot.