Rezerwat Rezerwat im. Bolesława Hryniewieckiego, Podkowa Leśna
Facts and practical information
Bolesław Hryniewiecki Nature Reserve - a forest nature reserve located on the western edge of the forest complex "Zaborów", in the Podkowa Leśna municipality, in the Grodzisk county, in Mazowieckie province. It was created in 1977 on Witold Tyrakowski's initiative. It covers the area of 24,17 ha.
It includes one of the oldest oak and pine tree stands in Mazovia. The old trees growing there are about 200 years old. Foxes, deers, hares, bats, squirrels, moles, jays, cuckoos, woodpeckers and thrushes nest here. There are also nesting jays, cuckoos, woodpeckers and thrushes. In the undergrowth there are species characteristic for the light oak forest - white cinquefoil, narrow-leaved honeysuckle, common lily of the valley and lily of the valley.
The reserve lies within the Warsaw Protected Landscape Area, in forest divisions of the Chojnów Forest Inspectorate. It is supervised by the Regional Nature Conservator in Warsaw.
Under a conservation plan established in 2012, the reserve area is under active protection.
The reserve is open to tourists, three marked hiking trails and a bicycle path lead through it.
Podkowa Leśna
Rezerwat Rezerwat im. Bolesława Hryniewieckiego – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: BGŻ Arena, Piastów, Muzeum im. Anny i Jarosława Iwaszkiewiczów w Stawisku, Park "Stawy Goliana".
Masovian