Puszcza Napiwodzko-Ramucka is a vast, dense pine wood complex. Lush, old trees make a nesting place for large birds of prey: white-tailed eagles, ospreys and lesser spotted eagles. Numerous reservoirs provide white-tailed eagles and ospreys with sufficient resources of food. Local peat bogs and meadows are hatching places of black grouses and corncrakes. Occurrence of the mentioned species as well as nightjars and very few Europeans rollers. The Forest is a refuge of birds of European importance. A Special Protection Area, is located in a south part of warminsko-masurskie voivodeship, north-east of Nidzica. It encompasses area of the second biggest forest complex of Warmia and Mazury, which stretches between Szczytno and Olsztynek. Landscape of Puszcza Napiwodzko-Ramucka was formed several thousand years ago during and in the end of the last glaciation. more »

Two main towns neighboring the refuge are Nidzica and Szczytno. Nidzica can be reached by E77 international road, connecting Warsaw with Gdansk. more »