Acta Scientiarum Polonorum
Silvarum Colendarum Ratio et Industria Lignaria

Abstract The total of 155 taxa of vascular plants derived from 51 families, including 32 woody plants, were inventoried in the area of the settlement. The modern flora of the explored settlement does not show traces of the human activity which had taken place here centuries ago. Native species clearly predominate over foreign ones and nearly 70% constitute meso- and oligohemerobic species indicating a low level of human pressure to the environment. The most common plants found here are those associated with thermophilic oak forests and mesophilic broad-leaved forests, nitrophilic thickets and meadow vegetation. Sites of 7 species under legal protection were identified. Stands are dominated by young trees but more than 100-year-old specimens can also be found. The authors believe that the examined area should be allowed to follow natural succession processes and long-term, periodical floristic and phytosociological investigations should be undertaken to monitor changes in its flora. The “Poganka” is a regional tourist attraction and should be made available to visitors by marking out special tourist paths close to the old site.