Kanigóra Nature Reserve

The Kanigóra Nature Reserve lies in the Oława municipality, in Oława County, near Bystrzyca, on the Oder. It covers a small fragment of riparian forest, one of those that once covered the whole river valley.

Purpose of protection and history of the reserve

The reserve was established by an ordinance of the Minister of Forestry and Timber Industry of 20 March 1958. Its purpose was to preserve, for educational and cultural reasons, a several-hundred-year-old, well-preserved, multi-species riparian forest with the features of a natural community, characteristic of the Oder valley. The founding act set the area of the reserve at 4.36 hectares; today it covers 5.40 hectares.

What grows in the reserve

The protected multi-species riparian forest is a forest community typical of areas regularly flooded by the river, with trees that tolerate a high groundwater level well. The available sources do not give a list of species or the age of the individual stands.

Practical information

• The reserve lies in the Oława municipality, in Oława County, near Bystrzyca.
• The available sources do not state whether the area is open to visitors or whether a trail or path runs through it - it is worth checking this with the Regional Directorate for Environmental Protection in Wrocław or the local forest district before visiting.
• The closest reserve is the Grodzisko Ryczyńskie Nature Reserve, and a little further on, the Zwierzyniec Nature Reserve.