A beautiful body of water was created in the past during the extraction of peat. Today there is a fisherman's paradise. But it is not only they who have discovered this beautiful natural area. It offers all nature enthusiasts a diverse flora and fauna in the lake and by it. Nice nooks invite you to get to know and discover. We will also learn a lot from the educational panels around the lake. The starting point for exploring this corner is the nearby Resting Place "Pod vŕbami", where the Educational Trail around "Rašelina" also begins.
A beautiful body of water was created in the past during the extraction of peat. Today there is a fisherman's paradise. But it is not only they who have discovered this beautiful natural area. It offers all nature enthusiasts a diverse flora and fauna in the lake and by it. Nice nooks invite you to get to know and discover. We will also learn a lot from the educational panels around the lake. The starting point for exploring this corner is the nearby Resting Place "Pod vŕbami", where the Educational Trail around "Rašelina" also begins.
At present, there is much commercial and drastic peat extraction worldwide. It is used as a fuel for horticulture, landscaping and afforestation. However, peatlands are internationally important habitats to which rare and unique species of plants and animals are attached. Their mining irreversibly destroys these localities, which significantly contributes to the extinction of these rare species. Peatlands are also a kind of carbon sink, which only slowly gets into the atmosphere in the form of CO2 and CH4. By extracting and using peat, we significantly accelerate this process, which results in the spread of the anthropogenic greenhouse effect.