Top 12 Natural Monuments around Bircza

The oak's circumference was measured in 2018 and is 6.95 m. The oak tree grows near the Greek Catholic Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary (built in 1859). Its trunk is divided into three main branches, one of which is broken quite low. A significant portion of the bark is missing from the side of this branch, and the interior of the entire tree is likely rotten. The oak tree was designated a natural monument in 1980, along with another specimen growing in front of the church (with a circumference of 581 cm - according to the CRFOP database). Source and more: Register of Polish Monument Trees https://www.rpdp.hostingasp.pl/Trees/UI/TreeFormRO.aspx?tID=3890&tiID=4575

Góra Sobień Reserve is a small but picturesque nature reserve located in the Bieszczady Mountains, known for the ruins of a medieval castle and a viewpoint over the San valley. The route leading to the top is short, but steep and rocky, so it is best to leave your road bike at the foot of the mountain. From the viewing platform you can admire a wide panorama of the surrounding hills and the river. It is a good place for a short stop and a walk with an element of history. Entry to the reserve is free.

The special character of the place is given by two centuries-old oaks, called Cyryl and Methodius by the locals, which according to dendrologists are 800 and 700 years old respectively. During World War II, when the German-Soviet border existed on the San, the Cyryl oak served the Germans as an observation tower. Source: https://sad.podkarpackie.travel/punkty-szlaku/trasa-ii-sanocko-dynowska/cerkiew-greckokatolicka-pw-soboru-bogarodzicy-

The Kopystanka nature reserve was established in 2001 to protect the Transylvanian spur, the xerothermic vegetation community of Mount Kopystanka and the stands of trees developed in the form of foothill Carpathian beech forest. Two tourist trails run here (yellow and red). The forest is beautiful and perfect for training. However, remember to wear appropriate, higher footwear.

The Przełom Hołubli nature reserve is located in the Przemyśl Foothills Landscape Park. The reserve was established in 1996 in order to preserve, for scientific, educational and landscape reasons, a picturesque fragment of the gorge valley of the Hołubla stream and an oak-beech forest with a linden tree. There are two nature trails within the reserve and the so-called "Forest Classrooms" - educational places with shelters and benches.

The Kopystanka nature reserve was established in 2001 to protect the Transylvanian spur, the xerothermic vegetation community of Mount Kopystanka and the stands of trees developed in the form of foothill Carpathian beech forest. Two tourist trails run here (yellow and red). The forest is beautiful and perfect for walks. Remember to wear appropriate, higher footwear.

At this point, I shot the video below, showing the beauty of a river flowing calmly through a deserted area. Residents of the metropolis, tired of the big city rush, can rest here. https://youtu.be/kVV9ZOulyyE?si=hAal466wxQwO45hQ

Driving along the asphalt road in the direction of the San River, on the section between the footbridge (Ulucz - Witryłów) and the beginning of the buildings of the village of Temeszów, in the forest section we come across a parking lot with a view of the river, which crosses the threshold at this point. When the water level is low, you can see a small island to the right of the threshold. Watch out for cars that speed up here at the sight of a longer straight. I almost witnessed an accident when such a senseless driver did not anticipate that a bus would appear around the bend and barely made it because the road had no shoulder.