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On the area around Uroczysko Siedmiu Stawów & SPA by L’Occitane, the elm-ash forests and the alder-ash forests in the water valleys and around ponds, with monument-sized trees, have been considered as particularly valuable in the flora. It is distinguished by the butterfly fauna with colias myrmidone. This area is important for protection of two species of bats and among other mammals, it is also a place of numerous presence of loir. The main ornithological values of the area is an abundant team of forest birds as well as of a couple of water birds considered as rare and endangered.

Heat pump is a solution that uses geothermal properties of the soil surrounding Uroczysko to heat the hotel interiors and its water. This solution has been selected because heat pumps gain up to 80% of the heat energy from the environment, while achieving 500% efficiency (5kWh of heat energy from 1kWh of electricity). Usable water in the system may be heated up to 65°C, which ensures full comfort of use. Most importantly, however, thanks to its operation without the emission of harmful substances, the solution based on a heat pump ensures a significantly reduction of the environment burden, including zero CO2 emissions in the hotel complex.

Statistically, water consumption in a 4-star hotel in Europe ranges from 120 to 780 litres per person per day. Meanwhile, only 0.3% of water resources on earth are available to us in the form of rivers and lakes. Currently, 450 million people suffer from water scarcity; it is estimated that in 2025, this problem will involve 37% of people on earth.
Comparing these facts, you can see how important it is to use water in an economical manner. Respecting available water resources, a greywater system has been installed at Uroczysko. It stores rainwater in an underground tank; after filtering, the water supplies a separate system for flushing toilets. Water used for flushing toilets (an average of about 7 litres every time we visit the toilet) is about 50% of the daily demand for water, meaning that flushing toilets is one of the most water-consuming operations. The water stored in tanks is also used as service water. Thanks to the greywater system, we avoid using potable water resources on operations that do not require these resources.

The benefits of fresh herbs from your garden can never be over-emphasised; they comprise a collection of tastes and aromas, and in the flowering season attract dozens of colourful butterflies. Herbs are a great addition to all kinds of dishes, ensuring their unique taste and aromas. We gladly use them at Uroczysko: the freshest organically grown herbs from the Herbarium go directly onto guests’ plates.

The project, promoted by WWF, was developed in order to save Białowieża Primeval Forest, but every piece of forest in Poland, also the one next to Uroczysko, covered by Natura 2000 actions is affected by it. In the project, the main idea is the smallest interference of human in the nature possible, so that the forest may regulate its accumulation of carbon and nitrogen as well as store a proper quantity of water itself. Collapsed rotten trees are also a natural masking area e.g. for spotted salamander. Standing dead trees are also a favourite place for nests of owls, which 3 species of are found on our area.

At present, people more and more talk about bees and the need to protect them as well as do something in this field. At Uroczysko Siedmiu Stawów, we have created a hotel for the bees, thanks to which we contribute to protection of this species while our Guests may every day taste honey from local bee yards located on Natura 2000 area.

In Uroczysko we have planted over 70 trees of different species of fruit trees, which in the future are to be a place protecting old varieties of trees in care of the surrounding Natura 2000 Area.

Fruit from the orchard is used in the Kitchen. This is our proposal to get to know the tradition and taste of Polish fruit growing, following the example of a manor garden where you will be able to literally taste history.