Natura 2000 area "Forty Nyskie"

The area of ​​55.4 ha, established in 2007. It covers part of the fortifications from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries built by Prussia since the times of King Frederick II, including Fort Prussia, the Rabbit Redoubt and the High Battery. The main advantage of the area is one of the most important bat wintering grounds in Silesia. The subject of protection is the habitat of the Central European and subcontinental oak-hornbeam forest as well as two species of bats: the barbeque and the ciliated bat. There are also three other bat species from Annex II of the Directive to the area, namely: the lesser horseshoe bat, the Bechstein nocturnal and the greater nightshade. There are 3 bird species from Annex I to the Directive in the Area: - Green Woodpecker, Black Woodpecker, Middle Woodpecker. The undergrounds of the forts, with the exception of the counter-mines' galleries, are chilled and airy, so only cold-loving species, such as the barbastelle, winter here in large numbers. The Nyskie Forts are a place of hibernation of 12 species of bats, numbering at least 215 individuals, apart from the above-mentioned ones, including: red bat, Natterer's night, Brandt's night bat, brown bat, gray bat, late scotoma, golden scotoma. At the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, the forts were considered unsuitable for the military. Their area began to overgrow naturally, which resulted in the emergence of a 100-year-old oak-hornbeam stand, which is the subject of protection. The oak-hornbeam forest habitat covers 70% of the area. There are several species of plants that are legally protected or endangered in the region. These are, among others: rock parchment, brittle fern, common fern, common periwinkle.