Prírodný park Heřmanův Městec

The Heřmanův Městec Nature Park covers 341 hectares on the eastern and southeastern edge of town and consists of three parts: the chateau park with its arboretum, the larger Palác forest park, and the Bažantnice. The chateau park holds 29 tree species, and the terrain rises from 280–290 m at the chateau pond to 382 m in the Palác forest park.

The nature park was declared in 1996 across the cadastral areas of Heřmanův Městec, Kostelec u Heřmanova Městce, Úherčice and Chotěnice. Its castle park was founded in 1784 by Count Jan Václav Špork after the chateau was rebuilt, and took its present form in the 1820s. During the Second World War the park served as a military field airfield.

The park's name comes from the town of Heřmanův Městec. The landscaped park was founded in 1784 by Count Jan Václav Špork alongside the castle garden and adjoining game reserve. Today the grounds serve mainly for short-term recreation of the town's residents.

The park lies on the eastern and southeastern edge of Heřmanův Městec, bounded by road I/17 to the north and road II/341 to the east. The fenced castle park has several entrances with information boards, and metal labels mark notable trees. The central 600-metre vista leads to a viewpoint over the castle, Kunětická hora and the castle pond.

The park's highest point, 382 metres, lies in the Palác forest park, while a second summit reaches 390 metres. The lowest ground by the castle pond sits at 280–290 metres, so the protected area spans over 100 metres of elevation within the town's edge.