Kališťské louky a mokřady, protected area in Czech Republic

Kališťské louky a mokřady is a protected natural area north of the village of Kaliště featuring extensive meadows and wetland habitats home to diverse plant and animal species. The site contains grassland, aquatic vegetation, and shrubs spread across varying elevations and moisture conditions.

The protected area was declared in 2017, overlapping the Kaliště European Site of Community Importance and the Džbány-Žebrák Nature Park, established in 1991. The land had long been used for grazing, and in the 20th century it escaped land consolidation, probably because of poor soil, difficult terrain and distance, which kept its field boundaries intact. Grazing ceased at the end of the 20th century and scrub began to encroach.

The site is accessible via marked walking and cycling paths that wind through the landscape. Spring and summer offer the best conditions for visiting, when birds are active and flowers bloom across the meadows.

The rare plants named in the protection records are marsh willowherb (Epilobium palustre), marsh cinquefoil (Potentilla palustris) and marsh speedwell (Veronica scutellata), alongside orchids such as the May dactylorhiza, protected under CITES. The site also overlaps the Kaliště European important locality and the Džbány-Žebrák nature park.