The site encompasses the valley of one of the biggest Polish rivers - Bug. Along the whole fragment the river has a natural character with numerous meanders and oxbow lakes. The river valley is covered by meadows, locally some patches of degraded riverside forests, willow shrubs and arable land occur. The site is home for both forest birds and birds of the open landscape. The site lies in Lublin voivodeship, within the districts of Biala Podlaska, Chelm, Hrubieszow and Wlodawa. It is a fragment of Polesie region. Near the village of Matcze - the site borders with another Natura 2000 site Lasy Strzeleckie. Bug - one of the biggest Polish riverso has its sources in Gologory in Ukraine. At first in flows in south-east direction, but in Golebie it turns north toward Terespol. This fragment of Bug is a border river between Poland and Ukraine, and then with Belorus. The site is very long and it is difficult to explore as a whole. The Bug is 772 km long (587 km in Poland) and is the 4th longest Polish river. The basin area is 39,420 km² (19,284 km² in Poland). more »

The site covers a fragment of the Bug river valley between the surroundings of Golebie village and the town of Terespol. more »