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Ponidzie is located within the Małopolska Upland which covers an area of 25,000 square kilometres from Polish Jura to the Vistula River. This fertile and beautiful region is particularly noted for its butterflies and moths.

Ponidzie is a region in Świętokrzyskie Province in southern Poland. It is composed of Miocene hills, largely gypsum, and lowland plains. Its landscape and biological interest are protected in three parks, Nadnidziański, Szaniecki and Kozubowski, and a number of nature reserves which feature meadows, peat bogs, fish ponds and relict steppe vegetation.

Ponidzie is an agricultural region with traditions dating back thousands of years and prehistoric finds here include burial sites from 4500 BC. Ponidzie is considered to have had its golden period in the Middle Ages when imposing castles were built and important royal dynasties ruled from the region.

Ponidzie is especially famed for its butterflies. Characteristic species of the region include Chapman’s, chalkhill, Meleager’s, short-tailed and eastern baton blues, Lulworth skipper and pale clouded yellow.

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Key info

  • Ideal for viewing: Lulworth skipper, eastern baton blue, Meleager’s blue, pale clouded yellow, Syrian woodpecker
  • Where: Małopolska Upland, southern Poland, Poland

Wildlife trips

This wildlife location is featured in the following itinerary:

Butterflies & Moths of Southern Poland

This tour focuses on the rich diversity of butterflies, dragonflies and moths which thrive in the mountains of southern Poland. We expect to see about 90 species of butterfly, including large blue, violet copper, large chequered skipper, large tortoiseshell, Apollo and Pallas’s fritillary. Find out more about Butterflies & Moths of Southern Poland

  • Price (inc. flights): 9 days from £2,295
  • Trip type:
    Group Tour
    Tailor-made can be arranged
  • When to go:
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