Černovický hájek, Nature reserve in Brněnské Ivanovice, Czech Republic.

Černovický hájek is a remnant of waterlogged floodplain forest on the upper course of the Černovický potok, about one kilometre south of Staré Černovice in Brno. Black alder dominates the stand, with pedunculate oak, common ash, European white elm and white poplar; the ground layer includes marsh marigold, yellow iris and wild garlic.

The site was originally part of the Černovice cadastral area, from which its name derives. On 1 May 2024 it was incorporated into the newly declared Ráječek nature monument, and the Černovický hájek nature reserve was abolished on 15 February 2026.

The name comes from Černovice, the cadastral district the wood once belonged to. Since 1 May 2024 the site has formed part of the Ráječek nature monument, and the separate Černovický hájek reserve was abolished on 15 February 2026. Look for the summer snowflake, transplanted here from the ground of the third Novomlýnská reservoir.

The area can be reached from Vinohradská street near the sand extraction site, with additional access points from Kaštanová street by the shopping area. Visitors should be prepared for wet conditions, especially in transitional zones between forest and water features.

The summer snowflake (Leucojum aestivum) growing here was transplanted from the construction site of the third Novomlýnská reservoir, so this population is not native to the site. The reserve also shelters the moth Cryptoblabes bistriga among its wetland insects.