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Drzewostany Nadleśnictwa Szprotawa. Fot. Jerzy Wilanowski
Rezerwat przyrody "Buczyna Szprotawska". Fot. Jerzy Wilanowski
Rezerwat przyrody "Annabrzeskie Wąwozy". Fot. Jerzy Wilanowski
Najokazalszy z pomników przyrody - dąb "Chrobry". Fot. Jerzy Wilanowski
Użytek ekologiczny. Fot. Jerzy Wilanowski
Szprotawa Forest District is located within 5th Silesian Forest Natural Area, in climatic region called the Land of Great Valleys. It is divided into two Sub-districts and 11 Forest Ranges. Szprotawa Forest District Inspectorate runs its own nursery farm and Animal Breeding Centre.
Małomice Sub-district includes the following Forest Ranges: Jelenin, Nowe Miasteczko, Długie, Witków, Stara Kopernia, Zagóra and Małomice. Szprotawa Sub-district includes the following Forest Ranges: Szprotawka, Krzywczyce, Śliwnik and Leszno Górne.
Szprotawa Forest District also includes three towns: Szprotawa, Małomice and Nowe Miasteczko. As part of Lower Silesian Wilderness Szprotawa Sub-district consists mainly of two large compact forest complexes (over 2000 ha) whereas Małomice Sub-district – more than 300 forest complexes.
It is fragmented into 106 forest complexes with area up to 1 ha, and 114 forest complexes with area from 1.01 ha to 5.00 ha.
Szprotawa Forest District includes two nature reserves – "Annabrzeskie Wąwozy" and "Buczyna Szprotawska", and in the town of Szprotawa – "Park Słowiański" Landscape-Nature Protected Complex.
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Rezerwat przyrody "Annabrzeskie Wąwozy". Fot. Jerzy Wilanowski
Lasy Nadleśnictwa Szprotawa. Fot. Sebastian Zapolski
Lasy Nadleśnictwa Szprotawa. Fot. Sebastian Zapolski
Lasy Nadleśnictwa Szprotawa. Fot. Sebastian Zapolski
Tablica informacyjna przy dębie "Chrobry"
Jeden z Dębów "Papieskich". Fot. Jerzy Wilanoski
Nature reserves being sanctuaries for many protected plant and animal species, a 750-year-old natural monument (the oldest tree in Poland) or various forms of wildlife conservation that will amaze any nature lover – these are only some of the natural attractions that can be admired in the forests of Szprotawa Forest District.
750-year-old Pedunculate Oak named "Chrobry" is an exceptional specimen of the species on national scale.This unique natural monument grows in the Lower Silesian Wilderness, in the vicinity of "Buczyna Szprotawska" Nature Reserve, close to the village of Piotrowice and surprises the visitors with its massive size.
"Buczyna Szprotawska" Nature Reserve being habitat for an extremely rare species, Edible Dormouse, is a must see as it is the largest reserve managed by Regional Directorate of the State Forests in Zielona Góra.
Other places of interest include:
- "Annabrzeskie Wąwozy" Nature Reserve,
- "Park Słowiański" Landscape-Nature Protected Complex,
- Bóbr Valley, Dalkowskie Hills, Brzeźnica Valley, Szprotawka Valley and the Lower Silesian Wilderness – all qualified as nature parks,
- Lower Kwisa Valley, Szprotawsko-Piotrowicka Beech Wood, Borowina (Peloid), Małomickie Riparian Forests, Przemkowskie Ponds and the Lower Silesian Wilderness – all of them included in the network of "Natura 2000" Protected Areas,
- as well as areas of protected ecology, such as Owl's Bog, Crane's Bog, and Swan Ponds.
Szprotawa Forest District can boast an excellent network of bicycle trails.
Szprotawa Forest District also includes a network of walking trails designed by PTTK (Polish Tourist and Sightseeing Society) in Żary that combines natural and historic attractions of the area in a tourist-friendly form.