Warta Mouth National Park. Check the routes of wetlands and birds

Name: Warta Mouth National Park
Rating: 4.8

The "Ujście Warty" National Park is one of the newest national parks in Poland, it was created in 2001, but already in 1977 these areas, which are a valuable refuge of water and marsh birds in Poland and one of the most important wetlands in Europe, were protected by the International Ramsar Convention. The picturesque landscape of the Park is primarily meadow habitats, intersected by a dense network of canals and oxbow lakes, as well as willow thickets. The meandering Warta River flows through the middle of the Park - the third river in Poland in terms of length, dividing the Park into the northern part - the so-called Northern Polder and the southern part, located within the Kostrzyn Retention Reservoir.

Warta mouth - position

The Warta Mouth National Park was established, as the name suggests, near the mouth of the Warta River to the Oder, in the western part of Poland, near the border with Germany, near the town of Kostrzyn nad Odrą. It is the north-western border of the Lubuskie Voivodeship, which is entirely famous for its beautiful nature. We had the opportunity and pleasure to check it out in the summer, which is not the best time for this place, because the Warta Mouth National Park is best visited in the spring, when the birds are much more animated and stay here in a much larger accumulation, and the waters are much more and occupy summer meadows. Since this place delighted us with its beauty and tranquility in the summer, how beautiful it must be here in spring or autumn, when the birds give their performance.

Warta Mouth National Park - a valuable bird sanctuary

PN Ujście Warty is one of the most valuable areas in Poland in terms of ornithology. Wetlands, extensive meadows and pastures are an extremely important refuge for waterfowl and mudfowl. Once there were much more of these wetlands here, and the great delta of the Warta River was a huge natural wealth. Today it is still an Eldorado bird, there is no doubt about it. Suffice it to say that over 260 species of birds are observed in the area of the Warta Mouth National Park. This is more than half of all species observed in Poland! What is extremely valuable, breeding was found in over 170 species. More than 60 species of birds of "special care" live here, including: corncrake, white-fronted tern, watercress, crane, fart and white-tailed eagle. This means that the Park is an excellent place for them to live, and for people it is a great place for bird watching. Similarly convenient bird watching sites can be found in theBarycz Valley lying north of Wrocław, in the Biebrza backwaters near Goniądz, in the Biebrza National Park and in the Drawa backwaters in the Drawa National Park.

Routes and paths in PN Ujście Warty

There are marked hiking trails in the Park. In addition, there are many roads open to pedestrian and bicycle traffic. It is also worth taking advantage of nature trails prepared for tourists. We went to a few of them and it was an amazing experience, although the time for bird watching was poor and we had to imagine them a little, but we were delighted with this place, it is interesting and very quiet even in the summer months!

The "Bird Trail" nature trail, the length of the path is about 2 km, the walking time is 2-3 hours, unless bird watching draws us in, then the time may be much longer 🙂
Access: in Słońsk we reach the roundabout, and then follow the directions. We arrive at the so-called Betonka, where the beginning of the path is located. The path leads along a concrete road through the most attractive breeding areas of birds in the Park, which is why the best time to cross it is the breeding season, i.e. spring. On the route, there are 5 information boards, a shed with benches and an observation room. When going on the path, it is worth getting binoculars, a telescope, a bird atlas and a guide along the path.

"Wetlands" pedestrian path

, approx. 1 km long. The path begins at the headquarters of the Park in Chyrzyn, next to the access road to Kostrzyn nad Odrą. The first stop is located on the museum observation tower, the second in the historic water pumping station. It is worth entering the headquarters, if only to enter the glass tower. You can also use the bathroom, and of course we also bought a magnet! The most fun is, of course, the path in the field. In total, 8 stops were prepared on the route, each equipped with an information board. At the end of the route there is a parking space, i.e. a table with a bench and a great view of the Warta River and its backwaters, we managed to spot a few birds here, and frogs in the river, I only regretted that we did not have a roller coaster with us, because this is a dream place for a quiet family picnic🙂 And behind us we had a wonderful view with a river and two dead trees at the banks, like from The Lord of the Rings, such an association immediately came to me🙂

Cycle path "On two wheels through the North Polder"

, length about 30 km. Access: from Witnica by road in the direction of Lemierzyce (road to the ferry). The route is very long, and in some sections difficult to cover due to the nature of the ground. Therefore, you can choose a shorter version of the path or overcome only selected sections of it. The path has a natural and historical character, on the route there are 3 shelters and 20 stops, each equipped with an information board. At the shelters there are educational points: "Stara Warta", "Sluice" and "Niwka". A guide to the path is available.

Olszynka's educational path

in Kamień Mały is a loop of about 4 km, quite diverse, so I recommend it, because it is a very interesting place! The beginning of the route is a parking lot with an observation tower, where we also managed to see the birds, but it was not the birds that made a sensation here, but... cows! 🙂 Near the parking lot there was a large flock of nice fudge, which was as interested in us as we were in them. There was no shortage of cow babies in the herd, which our girls liked, of course 🙂 Only our Trailblazer preferred to keep his distance! Further along the path in the middle of the meadows, to then enter the wooden footbridge leading through the wetlands. The next side of the square of the loop was a path through the forest, with information boards. The last fragment of the loop, as if the fourth side of the square is an access road, could seem uninteresting, and so we made various interesting natural observations on it🙂 So the whole is worth recommending, because on one path many types of habitats, diverse nature, observation tower, and these cows still 😉

Monuments in PN Warta Mouth

The park is an uninhabited area, which is why nature is doing so well here, but you can also find monuments of past centuries, including the Kostrzyn Fortress, also called KostrzynPompeii, the palace in Dąbroszyn, the Church of Our Lady of Częstochowa in Słońsk or the beautiful ruins of the St. John's castle in Słońsk.

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Walking in other national parks in Poland

It is also worth taking a walk and getting to know other national parks in Poland, such as: Narwiański, Kampinoski, Słowiński, Wigierski or Świętokrzyski National Park.

Park Narodowy Ujście Warty Kamieńska Grobla

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Practical information

Warta Mouth National Park

All year round 24/7
Car parks: free

of charge

Ujście Warty
Chyrzyno 1 National Park, Górzyca
www.pnujsciewarty.gov.pl

Rzeczpospolita Ptasia w Słońsku
Biuro Turystyki Przyrodniczej Dudek
Stacja Pomp 2, Słońsk
ul. Puszkina 44, Słońsk
tel. 95) 757-24-45

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