Ińsko Landscape Park

Ińsko Landscape Park was established on 4 November 1981 in the central part of the Ińsko Lakeland and protects a post-glacial landscape: beech forests on moraine hills, ravines, boulder fields and lake channels. It covers 17,763 ha, and its buffer zone 26,240 ha. It lies in the municipalities of Chociwel, Ińsko, Dobrzany and Węgorzyno.

Hills and lakes

Moraine hills covered with beech forest rise to 180 m above sea level on Głowacz, followed by Sokal (174 m) and Sarnikierz (169 m). From Głowacz a path marked in black leads to a viewpoint.

The park has 18 lakes with an area of over 5 ha. The largest are the multi-channel Lake Ińsko with Sołtyski island, followed by Krzemień (229 ha) and Stubnica (180 ha). The Ina River flows through all these lakes. A curiosity is the floating islands on Lake Kamienny Most and Lake Linówko.

Reserves and wildlife

Six nature reserves have been created in the park: Bórbagno Miałka Nature Reserve, Głowacz Nature Reserve, Kamienna Buczyna Nature Reserve, Krzemieńskie Źródliska Nature Reserve, Wyspa Sołtyski Nature Reserve and Źródliskowe Zbocza Nature Reserve. The park authority points to nature trails in the Kamienna Buczyna Nature Reserve and in Źródliskowe Zbocza, where the terrain is heavily undulating and erratic boulders lie in the forest.

142 bird species breed here, including 9 pairs of white-tailed eagles and 18 pairs of lesser spotted eagles, and since 2008 a reintroduction of the European bison has been under way. The Bórbagno Miałka peat bog is one of the park's reserves.

Practical information

• The most interesting parts of the park are shown by the green walking trail Dobrzany, Ińsko, Cieszyno, with the black-marked path up Głowacz.
• The park belongs to the Complex of Landscape Parks of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship (seat: Szczecin, Kopalniana 2, zpkwz.pl), which provides up-to-date information on trails.
• A protection plan for the park has been in force since 2005.