Forest nature reserve from 2002, covering 76.25 ha, protecting calamagrostis pine forest and rare mosses.
The "Babczyna Dolina" nature reserve is a forest reserve covering 76.25 ha in Pszczyna County, within the municipalities of Suszec and Pszczyna. It protects a calamagrostis pine forest community and rare mosses.
The reserve was established on 31 January 2002 by the Silesian voivode. The object of protection is the natural complex of calamagrostis pine forest with rare mosses, including Orthotrichum obtusifolium and Orthotrichum lelli, and the liverwort Frullania dilatata, as well as other hygrophytes and hydrophytes.
It is also a refuge for animals, including the viviparous lizard, the slow worm, the grass snake and the marsh frog. Strict protection covers 47.56 ha, and active protection 28.69 ha.
About 3 km from here is the Smolarnia Museum, and about 7 km further on stands the Hunting Palace in Promnice.
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