Ojców National Park The Ojców National Park was established in 1956. It takes its name from the village of Ojców, which is located near the park.
It is Poland's smallest national park, with an initial area of 14.40 square kilometres, since expanded to 21.46 km2. Of this area, 15.28 km2 is forested and 2.51 km2 is strictly protected. The park is located about 16 kilometres north of Kraków.
Ojcowski Park is very biodiverse; over 5500 species inhabit the park. These include 4600 species of insects (including 1700 of beetles and 1075 of butterflies) and 135 species of birds. Mammals include beavers, badgers, stoats and 15 species of bats, many of which hibernate in the park's caves in winter.