Powidz Landscape Park

Powidz Landscape Park
Powidz Landscape Park
Powidzki Park Krajobrazowy
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
	Powidzkie Lake
Location	Greater Poland Voivodeship
Coordinates	52°25′N 17°55′E / 52.417°N 17.917°E
Area	246 km²
Established	1998

Powidz Landscape Park (Powidzki Park Krajobrazowy) is a protected area (Landscape Park) in west-central Poland, established in 1998, covering an area of 246 square kilometres (95 sq mi).

The Park lies within Greater Poland Voivodeship, in Słupca County (Gmina Słupca). It takes its name from the village of Powidz.

Fauna

There are 196 species of birds and 34 mammals in the park. The species composition of amphibians (12) and reptiles (5) does not differ much from the surrounding areas. There are 22 species of fish in the park's lakes.

The heraldic animal of the Park is the otter, which, due to the numerous lakes with a varied shoreline, good water quality and large fish populations, is relatively numerous (although no detailed quantitative data are available).^[1] In the valleys of the watercourses flowing through the Park, traces of the presence of beavers can be observed. The American mink is an alien, invasive mammal species found in the Park and probably exerting a significant negative impact on the populations of water birds [4]. Apart from the mammal species typical for the forest ecosystems of Wielkopolska, elk is regularly observed in the Park.^[2]

References

^ Praca zbiorowa (2012). Obszary Natura 2000 i parki krajobrazowe w województwie wielkopolskim. Poznań-Toruń: Regionalna Dyrekcja Ochrony Środowiska w Poznaniu / Zespół Parków Krajobrazowych Województwa Wielkopolskiego. ISBN 978-83-934463-5-3.
^ Jezioro Powidzkie wczoraj i dziś (PDF). Warszawa: Instytut Meteorologii i Gospodarki Wodnej - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy. 2019. ISBN 978-83-64979-31-6.

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[:0-1] Praca zbiorowa (2012). Obszary Natura 2000 i parki krajobrazowe w województwie wielkopolskim. Poznań-Toruń: Regionalna Dyrekcja Ochrony Środowiska w Poznaniu / Zespół Parków Krajobrazowych Województwa Wielkopolskiego. ISBN 978-83-934463-5-3.

[:1-2] Jezioro Powidzkie wczoraj i dziś (PDF). Warszawa: Instytut Meteorologii i Gospodarki Wodnej - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy. 2019. ISBN 978-83-64979-31-6.

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