Rawka nature reserve - Rezerwat przyrody Rawka

Rawka nature reserve - reserve in Polandin the eastern part of the Lodz voivodeship, in Skierniewice County and Mazowieckie, from Stara Rawa to Bolimow on the premises Bolimowski Landscape Park. It covers the river bed Rawki from the sources to the mouth to Lunge (approx. 97 km), as well as the lower sections of tributaries, oxbow lakes and strips of land adjacent to the banks, 10 m wide.

Location: Part of the reserve is located in the eastern part of the Łódź Province in the following mesoregions: Wzniesienia Łódzkie, Rawska Upland, Lowicko-Błońska plain.

Geographic coordinates: 51 ° 51′54.13 ″ N 20 ° 17′50.73 ″ E

Area: 487 ha. Established in: 1983

Rawka in Nowy Dwór
Rawka in Dolecek

The bed and the valley of the Rawka river from its sources to the mouth (approx. 97 km long) are under protection. The Rawka is a typical example of a medium-sized lowland river of natural character (numerous meanders, oxbow lakes, deeply indented ravines and widely decaying coastal plains). Such a preserved watercourse is also associated with the presence of a very rich flora. It is the largest nature reserve in the Łódź Province.

Among the protected plant species there are, among others club moss, a delicious clove, listera ovoid, blue poland, Common Century.

We will also meet many representatives of the fauna: kingfisher, black stork, crane, mute swan, lonely paddling poolfire station, and Beaverswhose population is constantly increasing.

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