Nature reserves
Faustian reserve birds brood „Żarnowskie Łęgi” – a reserve situated in Slavonic National Park, on the south coast of the lake Łebsko, its area is about 522 ha. The reserve contains brood and feeding places for many types of ducks, gulls and other predatory birds.
Nature reserve „Górkowski Las” – is a woodland and peat nature reserve. It is situated in proglacial stream valley. It is 99,36 ha large. Forest marsh and peat bogs are protected spieces in this reserve. There are also many genres of plants which are protected (e.g. Common Marsh, Lilly of the valley, blackcurrant, common buckthorn, common polypody, Wavy Hair-grass, bilberry and cramp bark). The area is protected under the system “Nature 2000”.
Floristic- Scenic Park „Mierzeja Sarbska ”– a fothergilla type E. The area includes a narrow spit between The Baltic Sea and Sarbsko Lake. In the west there is a coastal mud flat and the Lake that are one of the most famous coastal lakes in Poland. The fothergilla contains of unique dunes (also shifting dunes) and crowberry woods. The hollows between the dunes are filled with peat and the moors often form there (moors are declining in Poland). The most of the area is covered with forest plant community. Apart from crowberry woods (about 75% surface of the fothergilla) there are alder swamps and mud birch groves. Almost the whole area of the Coastal Area Landscape Protection (15 238,6 ha ;1994); includes the nature reserve Sarbska Sand Bar (546, 63 ha; 1976).
The floristic reserve „ Nowe Wicko” has its surface of about 24,49 ha. It is situated on a weedy lake, 1 km from Wicko. Since 1984 it is regarded that the main element of the reserve is a relict Atlantic genre – an European alpine that reaches here the south-east border its natural surface. Here we can see also some plant sets : cane and willow. The reserve owns a big didactic significance because of the observation of plants on the weedy lake. Beside, it is the refuge for the animals.
The most important nature monuments: (pomniki przyrody)
- Erratic „The Giant” – length 3,50 m, hight 2,50 m ,width 3m, situated 100 m from Roszczyce – Bergędzino Road. 300 m south of Bergędzino.
- Yew- Since 30.12.1970 through the official decision is a monuments of School Complex in Wicko.
- Oak- Since 31.12.1970 through the official decision is a monument in Charbrowski Bór.