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Site code
PLB060004
English name:
Tysmienica River Valley
Polesie
Dolina Tysmienicy
The Valley of Tysmienica River is important to preserve the biodiversity of European nature. Wet meadows with fragments of sedges, willow and alder shrubs are home to numerous populations of Curlews, Black-tailed Godwits, sandpipers, ducks, terns and rails. Ponds in Siemien located within the area are the breeding site for a few hundred specimens of Mute Swan. The area covers 6262,6 ha and is closely tied with Tysmienica river, which has its sources in Rorozno Lake, in Leczynsko-Wlodawski Lake District. The area comprises the lower section of the Tyśmienica river, from the Siemień Pond to the confluence to the Wieprz river. more »
Dolina Tysmienicy - site map
To begin sightseeing the site it is best to come to Siemien, located about 10 km from Parczew. more »