1. Young People in European Forests

2. What is forest?
A forest is a large area of land covered with trees or other woody vegetation. This is a natural environment of forest animals.

3. Typical Polish forests.
Pine forest – „ bory” - these are coniferous forests: pine, spruce or fir. These forests grow on sandy soils and poor. In their fleece it is easy to find bilberries, cowberries, wild strawberries.
Broadleaved forests - „grądy” - deciduous forests with oaks, mitts, lime trees, clones. They grow on the fertile soil. Here we will find colourfully blooming bells, violets, hepaticas, anemones.

4. Structure of the property of forests in Poland
At present the area of forests in Poland is a 9088 thousand ha what is a 29.1% is leveling afforestation rates. After the World War II it was equal 20.8%.

5. Percentage of land area

6. Area of forests

7. Levels of the Forest

8. Flora Fauna Upper Canopy Forest Floor Middle Level / Understory
Herb / Underbrush /
Shrubbery Layer
Forest Floor
Flora
This is the top level of the
forest formed by leaves
and branches of the
tallest trees.
This is home to smaller
trees and larger shrubs.
Ferns, wildflowers and
other soft stem plants,
tree seedlings.
This level includes the
ground cover and the
soil.
Fauna
Different birds and insects.
Many insects,
Squirrels and many birds.
Butterflies,
mice, weasels, deer,
porcupine, skunks, and
Rabbits.
Worms, bacteria, soil
insects, tree roots,
spiders, millipedes.

9. National Parks in Poland
The biggest
The oldest

10. National Parks in Poland
In Poland there are 23 national parks. This is an area of outstanding value for the environmental, scientific, social, cultural and educational, with an area of not less than 1000 ha , which is the protection of the whole nature and qualities of landscape. The biggest is Biebrzański National Park. The oldest is Białowieski National Park.

11. Sources Images from: www.ypef.eu
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12. The end
Made by Julia Juszczak (class IIIb), Patryk Wyrwich (class IIIc), and Marcel Bednarczyk (class IIIc), from Poland.
Gimnazjum im. Kazimierza Jagiellończyka w Rzgowie
 ul. Szkolna 3, Rzgów, Polska  tel ;