Spring Wildlife of the Białowieża Forest and Biebrza Marshes, Poland
A short movie featuring birds and other wildlife seen on Wild Poland tours in the Białowieża Forest and Biebrza Marshes in 2013 and 2014. Your next best chance to join us is our Spring Wildlife Festival. Visit wildpoland.com for more.
Bison Safari in the Białowieża Forest with Wild Poland
A wild herd of European Bison seen early morning in the Białowieża Forest, August 2016 on a Wild Poland Primeval Forest & Marshes tour.
Bialowieza forest & village, Poland. Europe's last primeval forest & wilderness. A Polish treasure.
Bialowieza forest surrounds a very cute, quiet, and classy village. You can get here from Warsaw via Bialystok (nearest big city) within one day of travel (by train and bus). From Bialystok, you can take a bus (Voyage) for about seven dollars one way. The trip takes about 2 hours.
There are a few nice hotels in the village. To visit the restricted (protected) area, you'd have to obtain a permit and be accompanied by a certified guide. You can get more information on this from the visitor center located near the west entrance of the park. The more people you have in your group (up to 10), the less individual cost would be.
Extensive scenic bike paths are available. There are several bike rental places in the village, located near the Park's entrance. The average rate at the time of this publication is 5 zł per hour or 30 zł per day. That's about $US 1.30/hr or $US 7.75/day.
Recently the forest has been facing some logging controversies involving the government's plan to chop down thousands of ancient trees. It claimed that action was necessary to save the forest from the spreading of bark beetle infestation. But environmentalists disagree, saying beetle infestation is used only as an excuse to destroy the ancient forest for profits. More on this at
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Winter Wildlife Festival by Wild Poland
Short trailer featuring mammal watching tour in Eastern Poland, visiting Białowieża Primeval Forest and Biebrza Marshes at wintertime 2014. Want to see European Bison, Moose, Beaver, Otter or Wolves? Visit wildpoland.com and join our tours.
Raccoon Dog in the Białowieża Forest - Wild Poland
An adult of Raccoon Dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) with 4 cubs seen in the evening in the Białowieża Forest on Wild Poland Primeval Forest & Marshes tour in June 2016. Visit for more
Wildlife in Bialowieza Forest, Poland
Białowieża is the largest remnant of Europe’s primeval forest. See woodpeckers, bison, foxes and more...
NB: Thanks to Bradley Woods for pointing out the bird we have named the middle spotted woodpecker is actually the great spotted woodpecker.
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Wolves, Białowieża Forest, Poland
Wolves seen on Wild Poland Primeval Forest & Marshes tour, February 2014. Visit wildpoland.com for more.
Kayaking in the Wild Poland
4-day kayaking and camping in the wild - a guided tour on the eastern frontier of Poland, along the border with Lithuania and Belarus
Bialowieza National Park - Poland
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Wild Places: Nietoperek, Poland
David ventures to Poland to discover the mysterious creatures now inhabiting a huge WW2 bunker.
A huge thanks to Dr Anita Glover, Dr Tomasz Kokurewicz, Justyna Błesznowska, Tomek Marszałek, Ewa Kwasiborska, Iain Hysom and Katy Oakley for all your help.
All catching of bats was undertaken by trained scientists under the appropriate licences. Catching bats without consent in many countries is illegal.
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a visit to Bialowieza
In juli 2011 bezochten Danja & Pim de oerbossen van Bialowieza in het oosten van Polen. Ondanks dat zij in het wild geen bizons tegenkwamen, was het een indrukwekkende ervaring (helaas loopt 't geluid een seconde achter de beelden aan)
Bialowieza National Park Tours (Poland): Top Tips Before Białowieża National Park (Poland) -
Bialowieza National Park Tours (Poland): Top Tips Before Białowieża National Park (Poland) - Parco Nazionale di Białowieża ... The National Park is situated in the north-east part of Poland, in podlaskie voivodeship. The Park covers the central part of Białowieża Forest. Its beginnings can be traced back to 1921, when the “Reserve” forestry was created at the place currently occupied by the Park. In 1932, the „Reserve” forestry was transformed into „National Park in Białowieża”. In 1947 the unit was reinstated as Białowieża National Park, and under the same name functions until today.The Park covers the area of 10 517,27 ha, which constitutes 1/6 of the Polish part of Białowieża Forest. 5725,75 ha is under strict protection, 4438,20 ha is under active protection, and landscape protection covers the area of 353,32 ha. There has been a protection zone created around the Park which covers the state commercial forest having an area of 3224,26 ha.The park comprises 3 administrative units: Orłówka Protective Unit, Hwoźna Protective Unit and the European Bison Breeding Center (covering three breeding reserves and European Bison Show Reserve).Białowieża National Park protects the best preserved fragment of Białowieża Forest – last natural forest at the European Lowland Area, having the primaeval character, identical with the one which covered the area of deciduous and coniferous forests years ago. The characteristic feature of the park is its biological diversity. The Park comprises, inter alia, 809 vascular plants species, over 3 thousand cryptogams and fungi species, almost 200 moss species and 283 lichen species. There have been more than 8 thousand invertebrates species, approximately 120 species of breeding birds and 52 mammal species. Old, primaeval forest stands in Białowieża National Park are characterized by large amounts of deadwood at the various stage of disintegration, and by the presence of typical natural forest species. Among the birds to be fund in the park one can identify e.g.: Eurasian pygmy-owl, three-toed and white-backed woodpecker; the beetles – black fir sawyer, Osmoderma eremita, Pytho kolwensis; and the butterflies – Aglia Tau, moorland clouded yellow.
Apart from Białowieża Forest, many of the aforementioned species can be identified only in few places worldwide.European bison – the biggest European land mammal – is the symbol of the Park. Białowieża Forest became last mainstay for the lowland European bison. The process of its reinstatement, bringing it back to nature started right there. At present, Białowieża Forest comprises the largest free-living population of European bison in the world. There are approximately 500 European bison living in the Polish part of Białowieża Forest.Białowieża National Park is the only Polish natural property designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage site. The Park is the most important – central zone of Białowieża Forest Biosphere Reserve. The area of the Park is interesting with a regard to the historic and cultural aspects. Park Palace, covering the area of 50 ha is one of the Park structures. The Palace was founded between 19th and 20 century in the close vicinity of the Tsar’s palace, constructed in years 1889 – 1894. The Park in the English style, also known as a landscape style, was designed by the famous Polish designer – Walery Kronenberg. The area of the Park comprises, inter alia the oldest building in Białowieża – the wooden manor-house from 1845, and the oldest monument in Białowieża – sandstone obelisk, commemorating the hunting of August III from Saxon dynasty, which took place in 1752. The Park Palace is registered in podlaskie voivodeship register on list of monuments. The Park is protected with a regard to the historical origins of the park having a national range. There is also a complex of historical buildings situated within the Park area.
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EDEN 2010 - The Biebrza Valley and Wetlands -- Wildlife Sanctuary (Poland) long version
Located in the north-eastern part of Poland, this area is often called the Green Lungs of Poland for its natural beauty and clean, fresh air. Biebrza is one the biggest national parks in Europe and one of the rare biologically intact marshlands of the continent. The main attractions to the area are survival trips with a qualified guide in the vicinity of the Red Marsh (an area of strict protection), as well as all forms of ecotourism including bird watching and photo-safari.
EDEN 2010 - The Biebrza Valley and Wetlands -- Wildlife Sanctuary (Poland)
Located in the north-eastern part of Poland, this area is often called the Green Lungs of Poland for its natural beauty and clean, fresh air. Biebrza is one the biggest national parks in Europe and one of the rare biologically intact marshlands of the continent. The main attractions to the area are survival trips with a qualified guide in the vicinity of the Red Marsh (an area of strict protection), as well as all forms of ecotourism including bird watching and photo-safari.
Summer Wildlife in Poland
The wildlife of the Magura National Park in south-east Poland, where I take people to set camera traps for wolf, lynx and wild boar and to photograph insects, birds and other wildlife.
The weird sound in the background is a corncrake, a very rare bird in the UK but we sometimes have them within 1/4 mile of where we stay!
European Bison in a blizzard, Białowieża Forest, Poland
Three different herds of European Bison seen one snowy morning in the Białowieża Forest on Wild Poland Primeval Forest & Marshes tour in February 2015. Visit wildpoland.com for more
Biebrza National Park, Poland
Biebrza National Park is the biggest of the Polish national parks and is a
a paradise for bird and wildlife lovers.
Mammals in the park include elk, wolf, fox, roe deer and beaver. Birds include cranes, woodpeckers and storks. This beautiful marshy area also includes forests, walking trails and observation towers, for wildlife watching.
Biebrza National Park, Poland, is a wilderness even the Nazis couldn't penetrate when they invaded in the 1930s. Wild Poland does tours to the area which are recommended:
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Herd of wild European Bison at dawn, Białowieża Forest, Poland
A herd of 11 European Bison seen at dawn on our early spring photo tour in April 2014, Białowieża Forest, Poland.
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Bison Safari in the Primeval Białowieża Forest
Spend 3 nights in the Primeval Białowieża Forest and find European Bison in the wild. None of our previous tours have missed Bison!
Biebrza & Bialowieza National Parks, Poland
A slideshow of Tourism Pure Walking Holidays' guided birdwatching and wildlife spotting holiday in Poland's Biebrza and Bialowieza National Parks. Visit for more on guided walking tours in the West of Ireland and wildlife tours in the East of Poland.