Monumental former manor parks of the Drawsko Lakeland

This paper presents results of fi eld studies in historical former manor parks of the Drawsko Lakeland which were made during two vegetation seasons, in 2011 and 2012. The studies covered eight monumental former manor parks located in fi ve communes (Barwice commune – Stary Chwalim, Brzeźno commune – Wilczkowo, Czaplinek commune – Łazice, Siemczyno, Połczyn Zdrój commune – Kołacz, Łęgi, Słowianki, Złocieniec commune – Kosobudy). The study aimed at presenting geographical-historical status in Poland of the chosen former manor parks of the Drawsko Lakeland and especially taking into consideration the most precious specimen of dendrofl ora. A lot of old trees, trees alleys, trees lines, foreign species and protected trees were found on the parks’ areas. 507 species were found, including 171 synanthropic spontaneophytes (apophytes), 115 non-synanthropic spontaneophytes, 23 half-synanthropic spontaneophytes, 48 archeophytes, 41 kenophytes and 106 diaphytes. 153 taxa were found among dendric flora and 354 taxa of herbal flora. From the rare herbaceous plants in the scale of the region of protected ones of the analysed parks there are: Achillea ptarmica, Anemone ranunculoides, Asarum europaea, Convallaria majalis, Hippophaë rhamnoides, Liriodendron tulipifera, Lonicera periclymenum, Phellodendron amurense, Platanthera bifolia, Polypodium vulgare, Ptelea trifoliata, Taxus baccata, Thujopsis dolabrata, Viburnum opulus.