Drawa National Park

The Drava National Park (Polish: Park Narodowy Drawa ) lies in north-western Poland in the field of three voivodeships West Pomerania, Lubusz and Greater Poland. The National Park is part of the Drava - jungle.

Generally

The national park was founded in 1990 with 86.91 km ² originally. Later it was extended to its present size of 113.42 km ². The landscape of the park was formed by a glacier and its melt waters during the Ice Age. Main reason for the establishment of a national park at this point was the protection of particularly valuable sections of the rivers Drava and Płociczna in the local woods. A characteristic feature of the national park are the ones formed by both streams river landscape, which gives a very mountainous impression due to the rapid flow, the considerable depth of the elongated shape and the steep bank. Therefore, it will also provide one of the best canoe routes in Poland.

Flora

Approximately 900 species of vascular plants, many of which are under the protection of species, can be found in the national park. After geobotanical viewpoints, particularly the presence of Pomeranian beech forests of importance. Supplemented these are well-preserved river meadows and alder different genera. In addition, under special protection oak and beech are worth mentioning: These tend to be over three hundred and sometimes even four hundred years old. The oldest of them are located in the strictly protected area of " Radecin ".

Fauna

The diversity of the animal kingdom is very large in the national park. The most numerous group of animals are the birds dar. 129 nesting bird species were observed. The most valuable among them eagles, osprey, spotted eagle, hazel grouse, boreal owl, black stork, kingfisher, gray wagtail are much more Besides living in the National Park 7 species of reptiles. A rarity here is the terrapin. The good oxygen supply and purity of the waters offer some rare species of fish habitat. The drawa and Płociczna are spawning of sea trout. In Ostrowiec Lake valuable and very rare lake trout lives. The total population in the waters of the park about 37 species of fish, including whitefish, barbel, Zärten and re-imported salmon.