Top 20 Natural Monuments around Warsaw

A good place to rest.

A very pleasant spot. Surrounded by a shelter and a fire pit, the pond itself unfortunately dries out in the summer. From here, you can access numerous smaller mountain bike trails. A great place to relax or have a picnic.

A great place to relax. Surrounded by viewing shelters. Unfortunately, there will be no water in the 2025 season.

Szczęśliwicki Park is a city park in Warsaw's Ochota district, between Włodarzewska and Drawska streets. It was created in the 1960s on land that had been used for clay quarries and landfills, which had not been previously built on due to the proximity of the Warsaw Fortress forts. The reclaimed areas were developed socially - water reservoirs and a ski slope were created, and most of the area was wooded. The park has a sports and recreational character - it includes Glinianki Szczęśliwickie (approx. 7 ha), a year-round ski slope (Górka Szczęśliwicka, 138-152 m above sea level), an open swimming pool, playing fields and OSiR facilities. The water reservoirs are stocked and supervised by angling (PZW Circle No. 7). In 2020, the wooden pier was renovated. The park has natural significance - there are many species of birds here (approx. 70), as well as amphibians and fish. The flora includes poplars, maples, limes and other pioneer species. Despite the anthropogenic origin of the substrate and degraded soil, the area is an important haven of biodiversity in Warsaw.

Kopa Cwila is an artificial hill located in the Ursynów district of Warsaw, in Roman Kozłowski Park. The hill was built in the 1970s from soil from excavations for the construction of apartment blocks and roads, as well as from damaged prefabricated elements that were to be used to build nearby buildings. Initially, it was planned for this place to be a park with a central hill. The idea of building the hill came from engineer Henryk Cwila, chief inspector at the Warsaw Directorate for Cooperative Investments, whose name became the name of the hill. In culture, Kopa Cwila became known thanks to the music video for the song "Ten wasz świat" by the band Oddział Zamknięty from 1983. In 2021, it also became the subject of episodes of the series "Blok Ekipa" broadcast by SPInka Film Studio.

The Evangelical Cemetery, founded in 1839, was once located on the site of the current forest. In 1891, a decision was made to liquidate it, but before the forest appeared, the Suworow Fort Wawer was built, which was one of many elements of the fortifications surrounding Warsaw, the so-called Warsaw Fortress. The exhumed remains were moved to another part of the city, to the Evangelical-Augsburg Cemetery on Młynarska Street. The fort did not last long in this place, because it was blown up by Russian sappers in 1913. During the occupation, in 1943, the Citizens' Committee in Wawer, led by Stanisław Krupka, founded the "Sports Park named after My Mother". The plan was for the park to become a large recreational and sports center, but due to war operations, the idea could not be implemented. In 1944, the park was destroyed. The name of this forest complex is intriguing. It is not fully explained which mother it refers to. There is also a supposition that the name does not refer to just one mother, but many. There are many hypotheses and guesses here, but unfortunately it is not known which one is true. Some sources say that the forest was to be an expression of memory and a tribute to the mothers of Polish soldiers who died and went missing in defense of the Homeland during the war and occupation. In turn, other sources say that the forest is to commemorate the mothers of soldiers who went missing or were imprisoned during the war. There is also a third version saying that the forest commemorates the Mother Superior of the nearby Poor Clares Order, who initiated the afforestation of the wasteland.

The Warsaw Uprising Mound, located in Warsaw's Czerniaków district, is a symbolic elevation built from the rubble of the destroyed capital after 1945. The idea of its construction, proposed by engineer Stanisław Gruszczyński, appeared in 1945, but the implementation of the idea began only after several decades. The mound, once known as "Zwałka" or "Śmieciara", became an important point of national remembrance, especially after it was tidied up in 2004. The symbol of Fighting Poland was placed on the top of the mound, as well as commemorative plaques dedicated to the soldiers of the Home Army and the Warsaw insurgents. In 2004, the avenue leading to it was named "Hour of W", and every year, on August 1, ceremonies related to the anniversary of the outbreak of the Warsaw Uprising are held there. The mound offers a panoramic view of Warsaw, and the Action "Burza" park is located nearby.

Kopa Cwila is an artificial hill located in the Ursynów district of Warsaw, in Roman Kozłowski Park. The hill was built in the 1970s from soil from excavations for the construction of apartment blocks and roads, as well as from damaged prefabricated elements that were to be used to build nearby buildings. Initially, it was planned for this place to be a park with a central hill. The idea of building the hill came from engineer Henryk Cwila, chief inspector at the Warsaw Directorate for Cooperative Investments, whose name became the name of the hill. In culture, Kopa Cwila became known thanks to the music video for the song "Ten wasz świat" by the band Oddział Zamknięty from 1983. In 2021, it also became the subject of episodes of the series "Blok Ekipa" broadcast by SPInka Film Studio.