Manor Park

The park covers an area of approximately 5 hectares. It dates back to the first half of the 19th century and was designed in the landscape style. In the past, there was also a palace on the park grounds, which was demolished after World War II due to its poor structural condition. Today, there are no remains of the former palace. Reportedly, only the cellars—which could not be demolished—have survived. As a result, they were filled in with soil.

The park’s former glory is evoked by its magnificent tree stand and the marked, though overgrown, paths. It would be worthwhile to restore the park to its former glory. The most common tree species in the park are: European ash, horse chestnut, European beech, Norway maple, European hornbeam, and small-leaved linden. There are many trees here of monumental size. These include, for example, three horse chestnut trees with circumferences ranging from 340 cm to 380 cm, a European hornbeam with a circumference of 325 cm, a red-leaved European beech with a circumference of 320 cm, and a sycamore maple with a circumference of 360 cm. The shrub layer consists of: wild black elder, white snowberry, common hazel, coral elder, and common spindle. This layer also includes protected species such as common buckthorn and coral viburnum. Common ivy climbs up many of the trees and is also found in the undergrowth. The park looks beautiful in the spring with blooming wood anemones; at this time, the old tree stand is at its most beautiful, as it is not obscured by the shrub layer, which grows luxuriantly during the summer season. In the eastern part of the park, there are ponds that were once even given names. There is the so-called “Serdeczny” Pond, shaped like a heart, reportedly dug by Russian prisoners of war during World War I; another is “Anna’s” Pond—named in memory of Anna von Schlieffen, a member of the family that owned the estate. Black alder trees grow around the ponds.