The most Polish place in Poland. A forest eagle delights tourists.

This is a place many Poles would like to see, not just on Independence Day. It's about the forest eagle – a reproduction of the Polish coat of arms – in the Lipusz Forest District in Kashubia.

The eagle is a dendroglyph—an image visible from the air, made from trees through the deliberate selection of appropriate species. It was planted in 2018 at the initiative of the Regional Directorate of State Forests in Gdańsk to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Poland regaining its independence.

A patriotic painting in a Polish forest

The tree formation is difficult to see from the ground. That's why drones, motor gliders, and gliders often fly over this extraordinary site. "Beautiful, they should make it a tourist attraction to fly over," reads one Google review.

The Local Tourist Organization "Heart of Kaszub" showed how the Polish emblem looks in gigantic size after a few years of planting.

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The painting covers 4 hectares. Twenty-three thousand birch trees formed the eagle's bright silhouette, and 67,000 planted pines formed the background. The crown and claws were reproduced using 400 planted larches. To ensure the shape was precise, the stakes had to be numbered, each marked with a precision of 10 cm.

The "Forest Eagle" in Poland. Where to find it?

The tree eagle was planted near the Kashubian village of Grabowo Parchowskie, in the Pomeranian Voivodeship. The choice of the planting site was not accidental. The western border of the Lipusz Forest District almost entirely coincides with the 1918 Polish border. Therefore, the "We Plant a Forest for an Independent Poland" campaign was organized near this historic border.

The eagle changes with the seasons.

"The silhouette of the 'eagle' will be filled by a birch tree surrounded by pine trees. In spring, the bright, fresh green of the leaves will stand out against the pine greenery, becoming more intense and deeper in summer. In autumn, the eagle will turn 'golden' for about two to three weeks," said Jerzy Krefft, then-spokesperson for the Regional Directorate of State Forests in Gdańsk, about the idea.

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