Tuchola Forest National Park

Created in 1996, the park has a total area of about 46 square kilometers. There are 21 lakes, including 4 lobelia lakes. The park owes its name to the lake lobelia - a rare plant that has adapted to living in conditions poor in nutrients. Visiting the reserve is facilitated by numerous cycling and walking trails as well as educational paths.

The landscape of the park is very varied with acclivities, post-glacial gullies and melts. Pine is predominant in the trees in stand, with a small addition of beech, spruce and oak. There are nearly 200 species of lichens here, including an extremely rare Usnea hirtella, which for some time was considered extinct in Poland. Fauna is represented by over 40 species of mammals, 140 species of birds (including white-tailed eagle) and rare reptiles such as the European pond turtle.

An unusual hydrological phenomenon is the Stream of Seven Lakes - a watercourse connecting seven lakes to find an outlet in Lake Charzykowskie. We will find the Stream by following the 48 km long route with the same name. We can also take advantage of much shorter (3-7 km) didactic paths. The easiest to cover, also adapted for wheelchair users, is the botanical path. We will learn about most of the typical plant species found in the reserve.