nature

It’s International Bio-Diversity Day and Poland has around 63k animal and plant species to brag about

The Białowieża Forest is the oldest forest in Europe and spans over 140,000 hectares across Poland and Belarus. It has eleven trees that have been named including the 135 feet tall Dąb Car (Czar Oak). The Polish part of the forest has also been immortalised, tree by tree, to scale in popular video game Minecraft with over 50 billion 1 m³ blocks being used during its mapping. Robert Pastryk/Pixabay

TFN’s Nick Westerby takes a virtual stroll through Poland’s countryside to find out more about the country’s 35,000 species of animals and 28,000 species of plants and fungi.

‘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.

Award-winning family firm liked by Kim Kardashian on new mission to save Poland’s bees

From their small family-run business high in the Beskidy mountains, Gosia and Wiesiek Borowy’s products are sold in New York's MoMA and Vitra in Germany, Kim Kardashian buys their toys for her children, and they are the recent recipients of the international BuyMeOnce Excellence Award in London for their aesthetic and eco-friendly designs. Now they plan to save bees with their ‘Help the bees! (Be)e your friend’ initiative.

Temporary bridge to help fight nature park blaze - MoD

Military engineers will build a temporary bridge to improve access to Biebrza National Park where firefighters have been battling a massive fire that has razed some 6,000 hectares of Poland's biggest nature reserve.

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.  

Treely romantic: two trees locked in a lovers’ embrace

The oak and the pine hugging each other, known as the “couple in love”, are protected by law.

With its deep valleys, beautiful rivers and stunning landscapes, the Roztocze hills are one of Poland’s hidden gems

The Roztocze range of hills in east-central Poland and western Ukraine has been named a Biosphere Reserve by the UNESCO’s International Co-ordinating Council of the Man and the Biosphere (MAB), which met in Paris on June 17-21.

The bear necessities! Lonely bear crosses border in search of food and love

The sighting is surprising because the last bear to be seen in the Białoweża forest was 2010 – and western Belarus does not have a significant bear population, suggesting that this bear may have travelled from as far as central or eastern Belarus.

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