Viewing Platform on Salm Duży

The viewing platform on Salm Duży is a wooden observation tower that also serves as a covered bird-watching point. It stands above the Salm Duży pond in the Łężczok nature reserve, near Nędza in Racibórz County, and was built in 2017.

Where it stands and what to look at

The Salm Duży pond is one of eight ponds in the Łężczok reserve, alongside Ligotniak, Brzeziniak, Babiczak and Salm Mały, among others. According to the description of the reserve, about 51 per cent of the bird species found in Poland live here, that is over 190 species, including grebes, ducks and herons. The platform lets you watch them from above and from concealment.

Practical information

• Location: the Łężczok reserve, the Salm Duży pond (Nędza municipality). The address Babice in the data is approximate.
• Trails run through the reserve, including the yellow Polish Minority Schools Trail and the red Polish Hussars Trail.
• Check the rules of entry to the reserve with the manager before your visit.
• More about the area: Łężczok Nature Reserve.