The Heřmanský State – Oder River – Poolší Bird Area 1
The Olza Floodplain 2
Basic information
The Olza river floodplain is home to many protected animal and plant species. Former meanders of this floodplain and a well-preserved river terrace around Věřňovice with its mostly linear accompanying vegetation and soft meadows are an ideal shelter for these species. A part of this area belongs to Věřňovice Natural Monument which encompasses 4,59 hectares and was established in order to protect the vegetation of its floodplain forest in 1989. Věřňovice Natural Monument is regarded as one of Sites of Community Importance (SCI) as is it a part of The Olza River Floodplain– Věřňovice Protected Area which was established in order to protect brown hermit Osmoderma eremita and yellow-bellied toad Bombina variegata within an area of 553,9969 hectares. Apart from that, this area also belongs to Heřmanský the state – The Oder River – Poolší Bird Area which is located in the northeastern part of Moravian-Silesian Region near the Polish border. This area is based upon the Oder river (in the lenght of cca 10 km) and the Olza river (in the length of cca 16 km) including adjacent river floodplains. Karviná ponds system and the stretch of the Petrůvka river border are connected from the east, pond systems in Rychvald, Bohumín – Záblatí and Heřmanice are connected form the south. The total extent of this bird area is 3100,8670 hectares.
Subject of protection
The following species are the main subjects of protection in this bird area: the Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus, the Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis and the Bluethroat Luscinia svecica. Except from that, many rare amphibians, birds and other animals can be found there.
Věřňovice Natural Monument
Věřňovice Natural Monument protects almost natural vegetation of the floodplain forest within a big river terrace with many protected animal and plant species. Almost the whole area of this natural monument is covered by floodplain forest vegetation of different age. The natural vegetation was disrupted by planting alien species, such as oaks Quercus rubra and beeches Fagus sylvatica. The protected plant species include snowdrops Galanthus nivalis, rarely snowflakes Leucojum vernum. The stands of bushes are important for birds, especially for songbirds, almost 40 of their species can be found here. Orioles Oriolus oriolus, shrikes Lanius collurio and pieds Muscicapa striata nest in this natural monument.
Fagus sylvatica
Leucojum vernum
Quercus rubra
Useful information
Contact information Regional Authority of the Moravian-Silesian Region, Department of the Environment and Agriculture 28. října 117, 702 18 Ostrava www.kr-moravskoslezsky.cz Phone: +420 595 622 297
