Przeciszów Nature Reserve

Przeciszów Nature Reserve is a forest reserve in the Upper Vistula Valley, in Przeciszów municipality in Oświęcim County, between the villages of Las and Przeciszów. It protects a multi-species oak-hornbeam forest.

What the reserve protects

It was established in 1995 for scientific, educational and landscape reasons, to preserve oak-hornbeam forest and numerous species of protected plants and animals. It covers 85.51 ha, although the establishing act gave 85.13 ha. Around the reserve a buffer zone of 43.71 ha has been designated.

Administration and neighbours

The land belongs to the State Treasury and is managed by the Andrychów Forest District (Polanka Wielka forestry). The reserve lies within the Natura 2000 Special Protection Area for birds “Dolina Dolnej Skawy”, like the neighbouring Żaki reserve.

Nearby are Energylandia and the Bukowica Nature Reserve.

Practical information

• Location: between Las and Przeciszów, Przeciszów municipality.
• The sources give no marked paths or rules of entry. Check the rules for reserves with the Andrychów Forest District.