Kępie Nature Reserve on the Miechów Upland

The Kępie Nature Reserve on the Miechów Upland lies in the village of Kępie in Kozłów municipality, in Miechów County. It is a forest reserve, established in 1960 on State Treasury land managed by the Miechów Forest District.

What it protects

The order of 1 February 1960 states the aim: to preserve, for scientific and educational reasons, a fragment of natural oak-hornbeam forest with a considerable share of beech. The founding act gives 40.51 ha, and according to the Forest District the reserve is now 45.08 ha. The area is almost flat and lies at an altitude of about 330 to 340 metres above sea level.

Protection status

The reserve lies within the Miechów Upland Protected Landscape Area. A Natura 2000 habitat site, Kępie on the Miechów Upland, with an area of 54.17 ha, was also designated within similar boundaries.

Practical information

• Location: Kępie, Kozłów municipality, Miechów County.
• The sources do not give a marked trail or an educational path, so check the rules of entry and the approach with the Miechów Forest District.