Bory Tucholskie (the Tucholski Forest) form one of the biggest green areas in Poland (about 250.000 ha) – a real kingdom of lakes and rivers, green woods and forests. The landscape was shaped over 10 thousand years ago by the last stage of glacial period.
Two major rivers, which are well known to the canoeing lovers: Brda and Wda run through this land. It is possible to get by kayak to the Brda river, starting from Studzienice (ca 10 km distance from Prądzonka) through many lakes (among them Kielski lake) and Kłonecznica river. At the entrance to Kielski lake there is a beautiful landscape of Hamer Młyn village with an old sawmill and hundreds of years old oak.
You can meet here a lot of animals: roe-deer, rabbit and wild boar, as well as fox, and if you are lucky also otter, eagle, wood grouse, crane… Not far from Kielski lake there are some national nature sanctuaries: of wild birds, of unique hydrographic system, of peat flora and some others.
The Tucholski Forest is very well known as a treasury of mushrooms and blueberries, the lakes here are rich in fish. Forest paths and tracks are the endless walking and bike routes and you have to pay attention not to get lost…
Great lovers of horses should visit stud in Sominy – a village in ca 10 km distance from Sielska Polana ((http://www.kaszubskibor.pl).
The direct access to lake gives a lot of possibilities of recreation, not only in summer time. Swimming in clear and clean lake, water sports, fishing, sun-bathing, or … skating in winter.
And on the lake shore watch-fire and grill…
