Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship - Protected Areas

Protected Areas

Protected areas in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship include eight areas designated as Landscape Parks, as listed below:

  • Brodnica Landscape Park (partly in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship)
  • Dylewo Hills Landscape Park
  • Elbląg Upland Landscape Park
  • Górzno-Lidzbark Landscape Park (partly in Kuyavian-Pomeranian and Masovian Voivodeships)
  • Iława Lake District Landscape Park (partly in Pomeranian Voivodeship)
  • Masurian Landscape Park
  • Puszcza Romincka Landscape Park
  • Wel Landscape Park

The Łuknajno Lake nature reserve (part of Masurian Landscape Park) is a protected wetland site under the Ramsar convention, as well as being designated by UNESCO as a biosphere reserve.

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