Description
The Przemków Ponds (Stawy Przemkowskie) are a truly unique, extensive wetland complex protected as a nature reserve and part of the Natura 2000 network, where nature functions with minimal human interference. The landscape of ponds, reed beds, wet meadows, and patches of forest provides ideal conditions for birds to breed, migrate, and thrive. In the heart of this wild area stands a 12-meter-high steel observation tower with a viewing platform at around 13 meters, reached via a wooden boardwalk stretching across the marshes — an ideal spot for quiet and comfortable birdwatching over the panoramic waterscape.
Birds you can observe include bukač velký, bukáček malý, potápka roháč, kopřivka obecná, polák malý, zrzohlávka rudozobá, hohol severní, volavka bílá, volavka popelavá, kvakoš noční, břehouš černoocasý, vodouš bahenní, vodouš rudonohý, jespák bojovný, moták pochop, orel mořský, rákosník proužkovaný, koliha velká, strnad rákosní, rákosník obecný, rákosník velký, chřástal polní, Chřástal vodní, labuť velká, labuť zpěvná, čírka modrá, lžičák pestrý, čírka obecná, polák velký, bekasina otavní, potápka rudokrká, kormorán velký, orlovec říční, sýkořice vousatá, husa běločelá, husta tundrová.
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Access
Stawy Przemkowskie is located north of the town of Przemków. You can park your car on the gravel road in Ostaszów, right by the path leading to the wooden boardwalk. Press P on the map ford directions to the parking. From there, follow the boardwalk - about 850 m - across the marshes until you reach the steel observation tower. The walk takes roughly 15–20 minutes one way, and the tower offers a peaceful, elevated view of the ponds and wetland habitat.
The educational boardwalk at the Przemków Ponds is about 850 meters long and accessible only on foot. It is not permitted to use bicycles, cars, or strollers - the path is intended solely for pedestrians, regardless of age or fitness level.

