Golczewskie Uroczysko nature reserve

Golczewskie Uroczysko is a forest nature reserve in Golczewo municipality in Kamień County, 3 km east of Golczewo. It was established on 5 May 2004 on the initiative of Tomasz Szeszycki and covers 101.20 ha (the founding act gave 95.78 ha).

Bogs and a lake in the forest

The aim of protection is the natural ecosystems of raised bogs, the lake in the forest and the surrounding forests on wet swampy sites. The reserve is under active protection according to a protection plan from 2009, amended in 2017. In the south lies Lake Żabie, in the forest, and from the south the reserve borders a disused railway line and the “Las Golczewski” Nature and Landscape Complex.

Practical information

• On the eastern side of Lake Żabie runs the marked red Trail through the Golczewo Forest, a circular route 15.5 km long, starting and ending in Golczewo, where the Castle Tower stands.
• The rules for moving around the reserve are given by the manager of the area.