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25.05.2015 Segiet beech reserve The first mention dates from 1201. At present, the "Segiet" forest reserve is forested mainly by a uniform beech stand, integrated into numerous embankments, "worpie", with a depth of several meters. They are the remnants of 800 years of exploitation of this area by the guards, and then miners extracting lead, zinc, iron and silver ores. The reserve covers an area of ​​just over 24 hectares and the age of the oldest beech trees is estimated at about 150 years. We also meet here Norway spruce, Scots pine and silver birch, less often sycamore. In addition, among the shrubs there are coral and black, raspberry or willow iwa. The eyes of lovers of flora will be attracted by the attention of many protected plant species, such as goldhead lilies, common periwinkle, St. John's wort and orchid. The "Blachówka" quarry is one of the largest bat wintering grounds. In the Segovia reserve since the 12th century there were mines of silver and calamine. As a result of mining exploitation, numerous distinct pin trees needed for shaft lining were cut out. The forest complex extends to the north of Bytom, at the border with Tarnowskie Góry. Geographically, these areas belong to the Hump of Tarnogórski, which creates the haughtiness known as Srebrna Góra (347 m a.s.l.). In the past, it was heavily exploited by man, hence the presence of numerous traces of mining activity. Currently, the reserve still has traces of mining exploitation, these are warpie, also called pins, that is, funnels and hollows on shafts and heaps. Already in 1908. Efforts have been made to create a reserve on Srebrna Góra within a forest complex called the Segiecki Forest. In June 1916, a local visit was carried out with the participation of naturalists, a forest inspector and a representative of Count Donnersmarck, who was the owner of this area. Subsequent repeated efforts to create a reserve, both Polish and German naturalists, were successfully completed only in April 1953. A well-preserved 150-year-old beech stand with an admixture of sycamore, spruce, pine, rowan, in which beeches reach a height of 35-40 m, is the effect of natural forest succession in areas significantly transformed by the human economy. Beautifully here at any time of the year, especially in autumn, it plays with many colors. A special area for nature photography enthusiasts. Easy access by bus from Bytom on lines 19 and 820 and by tram 19 and from Tarnowskie Góry by buses 19 and 820. Near the reserve there is a large car park. Historic washing heap Waste washing heap Called by the locals at Czerwona Góra or Góra Barona. The first installment in the history of the Tarnogórski heap began in 1840, when the powerful Fryderyk mine, operating for several decades, opened a scrubber here. Mine - famous for the first steam engine on the continent for draining underground workings. The scrubber was a huge processing plant: first, the material supplied with carts was sorted, then - it was broken up with small hammers into small pieces. Then the material prepared in this way was placed in huge water tanks. Because galman or galena are heavier than the particles of dolomite rock in which they are found, after repeated rinsing, it was possible to separate valuable raw material from waste. Waste was collected at the scrap heap. by the time the mud was closed in 1912, a mountain with a height of seventeen meters and an area of ​​1.5 square kilometers was built up. At the end of World War II, the hill towering over the surroundings attracted the attention of the designers of the German defense line. Five so-called "Koch pots" have been placed on the slopes of the heap - still present.