As for nature in Poland, we have 23 national parks, above a thousand reserves and over 120 landscape parks. The national park called Wielkopolski National Park is nearest of Szamotuły - our small town :). I think you should find out somethin' special about this place.

Wielkopolski National Park was estabilished on 16th April 1957. It's located about 15 km from Poznań. The area of park amounts 7620 ha and includes 4550 ha of forests. Some parts of the Park's area are under special protection in the strict reserves. The Park protects forests growin' on the ground moraines, and the hills of the head moraine.

The Park is one of the biggest tourist atractions in the vicinity of Poznań. This part of Great Polish Lake District is known for its noteworthy landscapes which include pictureque lakes, as well as the Warta River. The most valuable parts of the Park (from the ecological point of the view) are protected as 18 strict reserves, including 10 forests and 8 water and swamp reserves. The Park's Museum of National Science is located in Puszczykowo.

Those who favor the photography of wild animals could, with a bit of luck, enrich their collections with pictures of stag, roe deer, wild boar, badger, fox, marten, or hare. The rich world of birds is represented by over 200 species, which may be either indigenous or migratory. Among those rarer are the European roller, kingfisher, black woodpecker and buzzard. About 35 species of fish, including bream, tench, pike and eel, live in the lakes. The impressive fauna includes above 3000 species of insects.


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