Wigry

Wigierski Park Narodowy

Area: 15.086 ha Established: 1989

Wigry National Park

Lake Wigry, one of the largest lakes in northeastern Poland, is an important element of the park. In addition, there are 25 lakes in the park interconnected by a network of rivers, the biggest being the Czarna Hancza river. Small marshy mid-forest lakes, surrounded by peat bogs are one of the special features of this park. The vegetation is dominated by pine and spruce forests, but there are also colonies of moor, aquatic and meadow plants. Mammals living in the forest include elk, red deer, roe deer, wolf and beaver. There is a profusion of water birds, and the park waterways teem with such rare fish species as lavaret, European whitefish, bulltrout, and European smelt.