9. Peatland complex route

8. Borkovice peatland

The locality is situated in the Třeboň Basin (South Bohemia). It was a raised bog covered with bog pine (Pinus rotundata) forest before the hand mining and industrial mining, which was stopped in 1987. About 400 ha of the peatland in total were mined. Part of the mined area was reclaimed for agriculture or afforested, while part was left to spontaneous succession. In 2000, drainage ditches were dammed on several sites.

Birch and pine forest developed over most of the area left to spontaneous succession. Dry peat is being invaded by the invasive moss Campylopus introflexus. In overflow sites, mesothrophic wetlands (pH 6-6,5) with Carex rostrata and Juncus effusus have developed.

5. Borkovice - Jitra sand pit

The locality (2 ha, 49°13'35"N, 14°38'44"E) is situated approximately 35 km NE from České Budějovice. Sand was mined only for local purposes.  Occasional mining led to a heterogenous surface with dry little ridges, small peatland areas and pools.  Recently, management measures include restoration and creation of pools with different water levels and maintening open sand sites. The wet sites are dominated mostly by willows, while mesic sites are covered by a mixture of trees such as pines, birches, oaks and rowans. An endangered sundew (Drosera rotundifolia) occurs on small peatland sites.

21. Záluží u Vlastiboře, a well-preserved village

A complex of several villages with typical, nicely decorated rural late baroque houses is preserved in the northern part of the Třeboň Basin. A small but probably best preserved village will be visited. Most farm houses were built in the second half of the 19th century. The village as a whole is protected by Czech law.