UNIQUE SURROUNDINGS | Ośrodek Łańsk

We will meet a variety of nature here: virgin forests, picturesquely situated mid-forest lakes and ponds, wetlands, clearings and a unique, gorge section of the river - Łyna. The surrounding forests are characterized by an untouched tree stand and undergrowth with black berries, bilberries and mycelium of all noble varieties.

While walking through the Warmian Forest, you can also come across traces of Warmian villages that existed 100 years ago: Jełguń and Sójka. The Warmiński Forest has a rich history - it was once inhabited by Prussian tribes, while in Jełguń in the 19th century there was a glassworks.

The Łyna River owes its course to the action of the last Baltic Ice Age, although it is also worth knowing the legend of its formation. Łyna was the daughter of the King of the Thousand Lakes, who in return for regaining freedom offered the fisherman his youngest daughter in marriage. Once upon a time, a tree crushed her husband. To save him, she stole a flower from her father. Instead, the king of the Thousand Lakes turned it into a river.

In the reserve, you can find trees with an age of 120 - 140 years. Here you can find: English oak, Norway maple, silver birch, aspen, Scots pine and Norway spruce.
There are parking lots, footbridges and piers next to the reserve, which give the opportunity to observe the phenomenon of backwater erosion and admire the beauty of this place, which gives rise to the largest river in Warmia and Mazury.

You can also see otters, badgers and even wolves in the forests around Łańsk. It is also worth looking at the sky - we will see rare species of birds there: the majestic white-tailed eagle, the black stork or the lesser spotted eagle. So, in the evening or early morning, let's sit on a bench by the lake shore and listen to the rhythm of the Lans' nature.