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Hiding place for WWII treasure found in forests near crumbling mansion

The cache was found buried under a pile of stones deep in the forests near Świdnica. History Hiking/ YouTube/ polska-org.pl

Found close to the Schloss Cammerau estate in the Owl Mountains which once belonged to the von Keyserlingk family, the looted cache is thought to have contained priceless silver, jewellery, cold weapons, paintings, and china.

Tree-mendous! Couple buy entire forest to save fauna and wildlife

With the help of Internet users, Mieszko and Karolina Stanisławski raised enough money to buy 5.53 ha of forest in the Low Beskids mountain range in south-eastern Poland. Now they are now thinking about buying a second one.

‘Wood’ you believe it: “wood temple” showcases use of natural material in architecture

Combining wood with cutting-edge design the building comes bristling with green credentials.

Un-bee-lievable: lifestyle blogger causes a buzz by joining passion for bees with Polish design

Project will end with an auction of cutting-edge products to raise money for an apiary.

Running wild: animals make the most of lockdown to hit the towns and come out to play

With towns and forests deserted of people, the country’s wildlife has a new-found confidence.

Herd community: bison herd out east gets boost from new members

The Augustów herd, one of Poland’s youngest, is on the rise and flourishing.

Tree-mendous! Carpenter launches initiative to replace felled trees with new ones

TFN went for a walk in the forest with Wrocław-based carpenter Piotr Krawczyk, to understand how he wants to reconcile utilising trees and preserving them.  

Body of pilot found among wreckage of WWII bomber

Locals have known for decades that the aircraft had come down in the forest as fragments of it were often being found scattered across the ground. But the fact that the wreckage still contained human remains came as a surprise to the historians.

Pawsome! Rare footage captures lynx family roaming mountain paths

A photo trap caught the Eurasian lynx family playing around on the Carpathians mountain range, the first time the animals have been filmed in the region.

Unbe-leaf-able! Scientists raise 200k to BUY tropical forest in Colombia and create research centre

The team led by Marta Kolanowska, a biologist from the University of Łódź, aims to protect one of the most valuable ecosystems in the world which is seriously endangered as a result of deforestation of tropical areas every day.

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Art & Culture

Tokarczuk teams up with illustrator Joanna Concejo for latest book described as ‘an experiment with form’

The picture book which was first published in Polish in 2017 as ‘Zagubiona dusza’ has now been translated into English under the title ‘The Lost Soul’.

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‘I grew up in death camp house’: Extraordinary story of women born in Auschwitz and who has lived there ever since

Once asked to draw the view from her bedroom window for homework, Anna Odi couldn’t decide whether to draw the crematorium or the gallows where Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Hoess was executed. She told TFN: “I think I am a hostage to the stories of people who experienced this hell. I am continuing what my parents started, to be a witness. Like my parents, I owe it to the victims.”

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