Landscape Park in Chełm area is 14 000 ha in district. Due to the abundance of carbon and limestone in the soil, one can find here a specific flora (sylvan habitat, broadleaved forest and riparian forest). Chełm district is full of carbon peat-bogs whare one can find 152 bird species, among others black stork, crane, lesser spotted eagle, aquatic warbler (one of the most endangeed speciess in Europe), sort-eared owl, curlew and European pond turtle (one can found it near Stanisławowo on the peat bogs and in Leśniectwo Sawin district). There are three nature reserves here: 'Bachus' (established in 1958), peat-bog Brzeźno (1973) and 'Bagno Serebryjskie' (1991) in 625 hectares in area. In Brzeźno there is also a teaching-museum centre.