Postolin Park-Arboretum and Wzgórze Joanny Reserve

The park in Postolin was laid out in the second half of the 19th century (in the 1860s, according to the Milicz Forest District's information board) by Count Heinrich von Salisch – a forester, dendrologist and author of the influential book “Forstästhetik” on the aesthetics of forests. Its wealth of trees has earned it the name arboretum. It covers about 5.2 ha and has been a listed monument since 2000. Species include Caucasian fir, bald cypress, tulip tree and Crimean linden, and the trees carry name labels. The ruins of the manor house, destroyed in 1945, survive at the centre of the park.

An educational trail, Postolin – Wzgórze Joanny – Postolin, runs through the park. About 1 km away lies the Wzgórze Joanny forest reserve, which protects an isolated stand of beech; the hill (about 230 m above sea level) was named after Heinrich's mother, Johanna. On the summit stands a brick-and-stone hunting lodge, the Odyniec tower, built after 1850 by the von Salisch family.

The area is open all year and free of charge. Wear comfortable shoes – the paths are forest tracks and uneven in places. In spring the woodland floor bursts into bloom with snowdrops and wood anemones.