a forest rocky gorge protecting rare rock-dwelling plants and a large population of the fire salamander
Parks and nature
hills of the Kaczawa Foothills with volcanic relics unique on a European scale
a forest reserve with basalt rocks on the summits of two hills, established in 2015
Things to do around Nowa Wieś Wielka: two nature reserves and Chełmy Landscape Park, with forests, rocks and a gorge in the Kaczawskie Foothills.
In Chełmy Landscape Park. Protected since 1992, it covers the eastern part of the Pogórze Kaczawskie in the Western Sudetes and lies in Jawor and Złotoryja counties. It was the first landscape park created in the former Legnica voivodeship. The park covers 15,990.76 ha, with a buffer zone of another 12,470.83 ha. Entry is free.
The Wąwóz Lipa Nature Reserve lies in the communes of Paszowice and Bolków, inside Chełmy park. It was established in 1996 and enlarged to 101 hectares in 2002. It protects natural forests, rock-dwelling plant communities and monumental erratic boulders. The gorge lies at about 400 m above sea level.
The Mszana i Obłoga Nature Reserve was created in 2015 and covers 99.92 ha on two hills in the communes of Paszowice and Męcinka. Sycamore-lime forest grows on the steep slopes, and oak-hornbeam woodland with spring-flowering geophytes crowns the tops. Basalt outcrops form the summits, in places as columns.
A fuller choice of nature spots is on the separate page for parks and nature in Nowa Wieś Wielka. Further along the county you will find Jawor, Bolków and Kaczorów.
