The plant world, animal and nature conservation

After the ice age, Mazovia was covered with forest complexes. Intensive logging aimed at acquiring land for agricultural cultivation began only in the Middle Ages. First, large tracts of forest were cut down on the left bank of the Vistula, and then on the right. The remains of the primeval forests are quite large forest complexes that still exist today: forests – Kampinoska, Kurpiowska, White, Forests – Miszewskie, Lochowskie, Młochowskie, Chojnowskie, Garwolin, Celestine. Pine dominates the forests of Mazovia, occurring in monocultures or with an admixture of oak, warty birch, poplars, aspen, linden and hornbeam. Spruce is relatively rare, larch, beech and black poplar. The wetlands are covered with deciduous forests – alder and riparian forests. Black alder dominates here, white and black poplars and silver birch. Undergrowth – richer in forests than forests – they are generally hazel, juniper and saplings of trees. The fleece is generally very rich, which is especially visible in spring, during the flowering of plants.

Among animals there are representatives of mammals: moose, deer, alone, wild and quite rarely wolves. There are also hares, presses, lynxes (recently), Beavers, bats and small rodents.

The world of birds is rich.

Reptiles and amphibians are numerous, especially in plant communities in wetlands and along water courses.

Fish and lampreys are quite numerous.

The world of insects is very rich and not fully explored, which have already been identified over 5000 species.

The most valuable areas in terms of nature in northern Mazovia and the adjacent areas are under legal protection. One national park is created – Kampinoski, second in terms of area in Poland. There is 7 landscape parks: Nadbużański (the largest in Poland), Chojnowski, Gostynin-Wloclawski, Bruzenski, Górznieńsko-Lidzbarski, Welski and Mazowiecki. There are over 110 nature reserves – most, because until 50, in the former province. in the capital city of Warsaw, largely thanks to the efforts of the former voivodeship nature conservator – mgr. Czesław Łaszek. National Park, landscape parks and almost all nature reserves are described in some detail in the guidebook. There are also many nature monuments – individual creations of nature or their clusters. These are erratic boulders, stately trees, historic avenues, small positions of rare plants, źródliska i in. In view of the huge number of them, only the most interesting ones are mentioned in the authors' opinion.