Nebočadský luh is a small but ecologically valuable peninsula on the right bank of the Elbe River, south of Děčín. It preserves a quiet backwater and remnants of floodplain forest, making it a rewarding stop for birdwatchers and anyone who enjoys wetland landscapes.
The area is shaped by old black poplars, willow thickets and damp meadows along a dead river arm. It is an important nesting site for the common kingfisher, goosander and little bittern, and a wintering spot for great cormorants. Once an actual island, the peninsula's present form dates back to river regulation works from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. Major floods in 2002 and 2013 damaged much of the tree cover, and the herb layer is now dominated by stinging nettle and Himalayan balsam.
How to get thereThe site has become a symbol of the ongoing conflict between nature conservation and plans for a river navigation weir near Děčín.