Right next to the center of Cieszyn hides a genuine natural treasure – a reserve where in spring the ground is covered with a carpet of blooming cieszynianka wiosenna (Erythronium dens-canis-like spring flower unique to this region), a plant found nowhere else in Poland outside the Cieszyn Foothills. This is a place where an urban forest meets rare, protected old-growth woodland.

Walking through this modest 7.74-hectare forest complex, you will feel the contrast between wild nature and the closeness of the city. The reserve is covered by a submontane elm-ash forest, unique on a national scale, and crossed by the Puńcówka stream and the Młynówka canal. In spring the forest comes alive with protected species blooming – alpine violet cyclamen, snowdrops, and twayblade. Summer brings pleasant shade, while autumn dazzles with the colors of hornbeam, maple, and ash leaves. At the highest point stands an impressive monument to Mieszko, the first ruler of the Duchy of Cieszyn.

• Cieszyn town center – the reserve lies between 3 Maja, Ignacego Kraszewskiego, Błogocka streets and Jana Łyska Alley, a short walk of a few minutes from the market square, easy route
• A green walking trail through Cieszyn passes through the reserve

• The area is protected mainly for its population of cieszynianka wiosenna, most abundant in the southern part of the reserve
• The northern part functions as a city park, freely accessible to walkers
• To the southwest adjoins the Łęg nad Puńcówką ecological site, a former ski jump landing slope, now an area of natural forest succession

This is one of the few forests of this type in Poland, otherwise known only from Slovenia, Austria and the Czech Republic – a true botanical curiosity just steps from Cieszyn's market square.