Outdoor sights in Białowieża National Park
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Royal Oaks
About 3km north of the Bison Reserve are the Royal Oaks , a score of ancient trees, some over four centuries old. There's a short walking trail that winds its way among them. Each of the trees is named after a Lithuanian or Polish monarch; the biggest of the lot is Stefan Batory, 5.1m in circumference, 40m tall and 450 years old.
To get here, take the motor road from Białowieża towards Narewka (it begins beside the PTTK office, and has blue trail marks) for 5km to a crossroads. Turn right; the oaks are 200m along the dirt road. You can also hike north from the Bison Reserve on a yellow-marked trail (3km). If you take a cart to the Bison Reserve, you can visit the oaks on …
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Bison Reserve
The Bison Reserve is a park where animals typical of the puszcza, including bison, elks, wild boar, wolves, stags and roe deer, are kept in large, ranch-style enclosures. You can also see the żubroń, a cross between a bison and cow, which has been bred so successfully in Białowieża that it is even larger than the bison itself, reaching up to 1200kg.
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Strictly Protected Area
Dating from 1921, the Strictly Protected Area is the oldest section of the national park, covering an area of around 4750 hectares, bordered to the north and west by the marshy Hwożna and Narewka Rivers, and to the east by the Bielawiezskaja Primeval Forest National Park in Belarus.
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