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04.12.2018 |

Zasoby leśne, fot. Mariusz Grondys

Zasoby leśne, fot. Paweł Pochocki

Zasoby leśne, fot. Mariusz Grondys

Zasoby leśne, fot. Paweł Pochocki

The forests of the Forest District Świebodzin includes 318 forest complexes. Three the largest forest complexes cover the total area of 13 180,16 ha (56% of the Forest District area). The Forest District consists of 5 bigger forest complexes - each over 500 ha, with the total forest area of 5507,43 ha, what is 23 % of the administered area. Small complexes (with their forest areas between 20-500 ha) cover 4142, 34 ha in total, constituting 18% of the Forest District area. The other complexes, constituting 3 % of the area, form mainly small (several dozen acres or several hectares) forest areas, which are located close to the bigger complexes.

The forestation of the territorial range of The Forest District Świebodzin equals over 42 %. Its remaining lands constitute mainly agricultural sites and – to a lesser degree – developed and urbanised areas, idle lands, ground under the water and other different territories.

The main forest - forming tree species is here Pine, which makes over 84 % of the forest stands. Bigger – alders cover only 0,3 %.

Economic meaning has also got beech, birch, alder and Cornish oak. The share of the other tree species is slight and does not exaggerate over 2 % of the area.