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Located 50 km northeast of Lublin, Polesie National Park is a unique complex of marshes, swamps, lakes, ponds and forests. It is a last fragment of Polesie landscape which withheld intensive land reclamation activities in the 1960s. Here you can find something that used to be called “the Charm of Polesie”.
The famous Polish swamps can be crossed dry-shod walking on specially prepared footbridges, e.g. the nature trail Dąb Dominik (Dominic Oak). The trails start near Łomnica village, and at the beginning lead through different types of forests, through broadleaved and swamp forests. Near Moszne Lake we reach a peat bog, on which there is a footbridge leading up to the lake, which is in the last phase of overgrowing. A tour is fascinating especially for persons interested in flora. On the way through the peat bog, you can meet many rare plant species: downy willow, round-leaved sundew or Rhododendron tomentosum.
Perehod path in the northern part of the Park is prepared for bird admirers. There are two observation towers. A path is led around complex of ponds, partially on a causeway in the middle of the reservoirs. Depending on the season, on the 5-kilometre route, you can see dozens of bird species, e.g.: white-tailed eagle, western marsh harrier, spotted eagle, white heron, bittern, mute swan, whooper swan, many species of duck, goose and Ciconiiformes.
The biggest resident of the Polish swamps is the elk. In the forests we can encounter roe deer, deer and wild boars, sometimes wolves. In Polesie National Park occurs European pond turtle, the only Polish species of turtle, in the past very common, now the most endangered reptile in Poland.
The Park is prepared for active tourism. In parts of the Park there is a bicycle trail from Lublin, and one of the longest horse riding trails in Poland. Out of 280 kilometres of Polesie Horse Trail 60 km lies within the area of Polesie National Park.
Within Polesie Park there are two campsites, in Babsk and Łomnica villages, and numerous farm tourism accommodations in Urszulin, Sosnowica, Andrzejów. A good base for trips to the Park is Łęczyca, Włodawa and Lublin.
