The view from the top of the viewing tower over the ponds at Szachty i

Parks and nature

Szachty

Szachty is the site of former clay pits, where a centre of the brick industry once operated. Today it is a place for walks, bike rides and watching wildlife.

What to see

A viewing tower 25 metres high, on the ul. Mieleszyńska side. After 120 steps you see a panorama of Poznań: the tower blocks, the stadium and the office buildings in the centre.

Edy's Pond (Staw Edy) with viewpoints, and the Spreading Pond (Staw Rozlany) with a jetty from which you can see tern nesting platforms, ducks and swans.

Kindler's House from about 1910, built of brick made here, at the entrance from ul. Leszczyńska.

Educational boards about plants and animals along the paths.

Good to know

There is a playground by the tower.

By Edy's Pond you can use a campfire place free of charge after registering by email with the Municipal Greenery Authority.

Getting there by bus to the stops Kowalewicka n/ż (lines 180, 610 and 702) or Glinianki n/ż (180, 250, 610, 616, 702, 703, 704 and 707), according to the ZTM timetable of 10 October 2026. Car parks are on ul. Mieleszyńska and ul. Witaszka.

See also

Sources (in Polish)

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