Two endemic plants, characteristic for a particular area, grow in Polish Pieniny Mountains - mniszek pieninski (Teraxacum pieninicum) and pszonak pieninski (Erysimum pieninicum).  more »

About 230 species of birds hatch in Poland, regularly or occasionally. Further 160 species stop in our country on their way to the South or stay here for winter.  more »

Poland is the European mainstay of White Stork. Every year about 41 thousand couples, out of 160 thousand living all over the world, come to Poland.  more »

Migration routes of a number of birds cross over Poland. Poland is an important stop for birds flying via Europe from Siberia, to Africa and Asia.  more »

19 couples of White Stork live in one of the farms in Pentowo village, near Tykocin. They have built their nests in all available places – on roofs, pylons, trees.  

In the 16th century Puszcza Bolimowska, owned by Polish king, was the royal tur hunting area.  more »

The oak called "Bartek" is the most famous tree in Poland. It grows in Zagnansk in Swietokrzyskie Mountains and is said to be about 1200 years old.  more »

Plants growing in our climate within 24 hours evaporate up to 12 times as much water as they weigh. Water evaporates through the gaps in the skin of leaves and stem.  

Animals living in our climate lose weight by evaporating, mainly via skin and respiratory system.  Snakes living in dry habitats lose 0,1 % of their weight daily, while frogs,and salamanders living in wet habitats lose up to 75 %.  

Harbour porpoise - a distant relative of sperm whale and killer whale - may be found in Gulf of Gdansk and in Puck Bay.  more »

Dangerous fish emigrant - Black spotted goby (Neogobius melanostomus) may be found in the waters of Gulf of Gdansk and Puck Bay.  more »

An albino swallow with white feathers and red eyes has been found on a farm in Ostrzeszow, Greater Poland. The bird is the first white swallow which has been ringed.  more »