Borkovická blata, Nature reserve in Borkovice, Czech Republic.
Borkovická blata is a nature reserve in Borkovice covering about 104 hectares of peat bogs, marshes, and wetlands. The area provides habitat for hundreds of fungal species and dozens of bird species adapted to these waterlogged conditions.
Peat extraction began here in the 1800s using hand labor in the early period. The operation shifted to industrial-scale mining between 1953 and 1980 before the area transitioned to its current protected status.
The name Blata means swamp in Czech, directly reflecting the wetland nature of this landscape. Visitors experience how the local community has learned to coexist with this water-rich environment over generations.
A walking trail of about 6.5 kilometers winds through the reserve and takes roughly two hours to complete. The path remains open year-round without entrance fees, though sturdy footwear helps on the wet and soft ground.
The reserve harbors rare carnivorous plants such as bladderworts that have adapted to the waterlogged environment. These plants occur infrequently across European wetlands and support specialized insects found nowhere else nearby.
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