Dolina Pilicy is full of islands, sandbars and sandbanks with strongly meandering river making watercourses which are homes for many birds' species. The flora occurring in this area is incredibly rich - almost 575 species of xerothemic vegetation including extremely rare, endangered and legally protected ones. The Pilica is one of the most important rivers in Poland when it comes to protecting of fish. The area Dolina Pilicy (30833 ha) covers the 80 km tract of the Pilica River valley, 1-5 km wide, between Inowlodz and Ostrowek-Mniszew (at the mouth to the Vistula River). more »
You can get to the refuge by any mean of transport. There is a good communication between Nowe Miasto over Pilica river and Warsaw, Radom or Lodz. more »
Niziny Srodkowopolskie (Central Polish Lowlands) cover the area of 89 thousand sq km, which constitutes 28% of Poland’s territory. This region is... more»
The Botanical Garden in Powsin is an institution of the Polish Science Academy. Scientific research in botanical disciplines as well as biomonitoring of environment are undertaken in this facility.