Kozienice National Forest seeking to better accommodate visitors

In the coming weeks, studies will be carried out to determine how to improve the winter-time recreational capabilities of the national forest area that is located 80 kilometers south of Warsaw, Edyta Nowicka, a spokesperson for the Regional Directorate of State Forests said on Sunday. “The study will enable us to know the needs and expectations of visitors to the forest districts,” said Nowicka. Preliminary results from the research group BOKU, commissioned by the General Directorate, indicated that the majority (between 50 and 80 percent) of users accessed the park for walking and relaxing, while between 20 and 40 percent used it for cycling. There were substantially fewer residents using it for cross-country skiing and other outdoor sports. The forest is also frequented by mushroom pickers and is a place for nature photography and observation of animals. Residents of nearby Radom and Kozienice were the most frequent visitors, while only 5 percent came from Warsaw. One of the forest’s most beautiful places, according to park users, is the pathway along the Zagożdżonka River. The backwaters of the river can be admired from the observation deck and from wooden bridges.