📜 Natural monument and pond in South Bohemia, Czech Republic.
🔍 Protected for unique aquatic flora and diverse fauna, including rare frogs and birds, and managed for extensive fish farming.
🌿 Discover a significant natural monument and its unique ecosystem, including shallow fens and diverse geological features.
🦆 Ideal for birdwatching, with species like black stork, marsh harrier, common teal, and common snipe.
🔬 Explore diverse botany, including the endangered Limosella aquatica, Coleanthus subtilis, Eleocharis ovata, and Carex bohemica.
🎣 Enjoy extensive to semi-intensive fishing for carp, grass carp, tench, and pike perch.
🚶♀️ Experience the tranquil beauty of a mesotrophic pond landscape, part of a larger pond system fed by the Dračice stream.
🏊♀️ Relax at the grassy beach on the northern edge, as it serves as a recreational pond for Nová Bystřice.
🤝 Managed by Rybářství Kardašova Řečice for extensive to semi-intensive fish farming.
🏛️ The protected area is managed by the South Bohemian Regional Authority, declared on May 27, 2022, and is also a Natura 2000 site.
📏 Spanning 25.64 hectares with a maximum depth of 4 meters (average 0.5 meters), the pond's bottom is largely sandy with muddy sections along the central channel.
🌍 Designated as a European Site of Importance (Natura 2000 code CZ0314635), it lies at an elevation of 581–582 meters above sea level.
📜 Named after the now-defunct village of Mnich, a historic mill race runs along its southern edge.
binoculars for birdwatching
waterproof footwear for exploring the littoral zone
camera for capturing nature's beauty