Bagno Ciemino Nature Reserve

Bagno Ciemino is a forest nature reserve in the eastern part of Borne Sulinowo municipality, about a kilometre north-east of Łączno. On the east and south it borders Lake Ciemino, whose shoreline is 4.5 km long, and on the north the Złocieniec - Szczecinek railway line adjoins it over a length of 4 km.

What the reserve protects

The reserve was established in 1997 on an area of 466.51 ha. After a change of boundaries in 2004 it was reduced to 400.29 ha, and the size now given is 400.43 ha. It was created for scientific and educational reasons, to preserve forest and peat bog ecosystems characteristic of the Drawsko Lakeland: pine forests and bog forests, alder carrs, acidophilous beech woods, transition mires and purple moor-grass meadows. Protected plants include the round-leaved sundew, the early marsh-orchid, the lesser butterfly-orchid and the stiff clubmoss. The area belongs to the Czarnobór Forest District and is under active protection.

Trails in the area

No trail described in the sources leads through the reserve itself, but the surroundings are marked. On the western side runs the black Nizica Cycle Route, a circular one, beginning and ending in Szczecinek. Along the southern shore of Lake Ciemino runs the green Terminal Moraine Hills Trail on the Czaplinek - Szczecinek section. On the southern boundary of the reserve, on the shore of the lake, stand bunkers of the Pomeranian Wall. Observation of nature is best carried out from outside, from these routes.

In the vicinity also lies the Dęby Wilczkowskie nature reserve.

Practical information

• Location: Borne Sulinowo municipality, 1 km north-east of Łączno and 3.5 km west of Jelenino.
• The reserve lies in the Drawsko Lakeland protected landscape area and in the Natura 2000 site “Bagno i Jezioro Ciemino”.
• The reserve is supervised by the Regional Director for Environmental Protection in Szczecin. Check the rules for moving around the reserve with the manager.