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Trip Around the World – An educational trail the World has never seen
Třeboň, 30 September 2016:In a festive ceremony, the Czech Union for Nature Conservation (ČSOP) today opened the restored Trip Around the World to the general public. This educational trail may be rather traditional in terms of its layout, but certainly not in terms of its concept. The total of 17 panels that you will encounter as you amble along the shores of the pond "Svět" (in English: “World”) near Třeboň are bound to captivate your attention, and even more so that of the children among the visitors. Instead of dozens of lines of bone-dry text, complex drawings and strictly didactic photos, you will find witty, colourful and inspiring info panels that seek to entertain as much as they seek to educate. On your Trip Around the World, you may become inspired by numerous games, quizzes and suggestions for activities that one can try out right then and there. The world is ever changing, and with it our view of what an educational trail should be like! This particular trail is already the fifth site within the region of South Bohemia that has been made accessible to the general public under the auspices of the NET4GAS Closer to Nature programme, and the seventy-seventh nationwide.
The original educational trail "A Trip Around the World" was opened on 21 June 1985, and thus turned 31 this year. The last refurbishment took place in 1997, and since then the trail had been exposed to the ravages of time. The aging trail urgently needed repair – a challenge that called to action Václav Bartuška, chairman of the local ČSOP chapter in Třeboň. He made use of the opportunity to raise funds provided by the NET4GAS Closer to Nature programme, rolled up his sleeves, and set to work on the refurbishment. His experience with environmental awareness classes, and years of practice working with and teaching children in an outdoor setting, all contributed to the final appearance of the info panels. Who would have thought that the rhizome of cattail can be turned into a nutritious snack, or that blueberries can be used to paint a beautiful picture? That a blade of reed may serve well as a pen, and many of them together as roofing material? Do you like comics? If so, come and see for yourself that an educational trail is not merely a marked route for hiking, with some additional information slapped on, but that the trail can be a source of enjoyment and inspiration, as you open your mind and focus on your surroundings in the here and now.
"Seventy-seven sites of nature over the course of 10 years of collaborating with the ČSOP: these are the achievements of NET4GAS Closer to Nature, a programme aimed at motivating people to go outside and experience nature and wildlife. The authors of the new interactive trail around the Svět pond have certainly succeeded in achieving this worthy goal," said Radek Benčík, Managing Director and COO of NET4GAS.
The trail leads through scenery that is typical of the area around Třeboň, with fishponds, forests, fields and meadows, as well as authentic farmsteads. Along its 12-km length, there are countless opportunities to come across both common and protected plants and animals, such as the bog arum (calla) and the Eurasian otter. Given the many foreigners who visit Třeboň, all texts have been translated into English. The educational trail's starting point lies in the spa park near Hotel Svět (49.0012925 N, 14.7567339 E).
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Kateřina AdámkováZuzana Kučerová
Office ofČSOP Executive CouncilNET4GAS, s.r.o.
T: 731760872T: 739537273
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The Czech Union for Nature Conservation is a group of people who love nature and share an active interest in nature conservation. It currently has close to 7,000 members, some of whom hail from the ranks of professional naturalists, but others are enthusiastic volunteers, while some are adults and others are children. Everyone can help. Do you love nature? Then join us! For more information, visit
NET4GAS is both a reliable and safe gas transmission system operator, and at the same time pursues a responsible policy aimed at protecting nature and the environment with respect to current and future generations. This principle not only underlies the company’s responsible entrepreneurship, but is also the basis for its long-term strategy of corporate philanthropy and sponsorship, which has been implemented under the programme NET4GAS Closer to Nature since 2007. NET4GAS is a long-term general partner of the Czech Union for Nature Conservation, supporting restoration and openings of valuable natural sites to the public, and national environmental competitions Golden Leaf and Ecological Olympiad, organized by the Association of young conservationists of the ČSOP. More information about the program and locations made accessible can be found at
Overview of the 75 sites opened to the public by Czech Union for Nature Conservation under the NET4GAS Closer to Nature programme
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2007
NT Klíč Valley, Svor / Česká Lípa
NT Hloučela Biocorridor, Prostějov
Opičák, Liberec
Jelenice, Pozořice / Brno-venkov
Myslík Quarry, Myslík / Frýdek-Místek
NT Milovice Observation Post, Milovice / Nymburk
2008
NT Footpaths in the Beskid Foothills, Kunčice pod Ondřejníkem / Frýdek-Místek
NT A Forest Full of Senses, Krásná Lípa / Děčín
NT Bludov Hillside, Bludov / Šumperk
NT Vinoř Park – Satalice Pheasantry, Praha-Vinoř
Golden Hill, Bečov nad Teplou / Karlovy Vary
Kamenec, Kamenec u Radnic / Rokycany
NT Zvole Hummock, Zvole u Prahy
NT Fryšták, Fryšták / Zlín
Salamander Spring, Myslík / Frýdek-Místek
NT Velký Košíř, Litomyšl / Svitavy
NT Mnichov Serpentinite, Prameny / Cheb
NT Hasina Valley, Lipno / Louny
Chlum Quarry, Srbsko / Beroun
Mokroš Biocentre, Mořice / Prostějov
NT Zahrady, Český Brod / Kolín
Blahutovice Observation Post, Blahutovice / Nový Jičín
NT Votočnice, Sázava / Benešov
2009
Rezavka, Ostrava
Štěpán Nature Reserve, Děhylov / Ostrava
NT Medník, Hradišťko / Praha-západ
Vladař Mountain, Vladořice / Karlovy Vary
NT Podkovák, Lesná / Tachov
Kudlačena, Horní Bečva / Vsetín
Podlešák's Elm, Vimperk-Boubská / Prachatice
Above the River, Bečov nad Teplou / Karlovy Vary
2010
Choryn Wetland Nature Reserve, Lešná / Valašské Meziříčí
NT Water World, Lesná / Domažlice
Poustka, Pozořice / Brno-venkov
Skalka Nature Reserve, Kunčice pod Ondřejníkem / Frýdek-Místek
NT Sudslavice Circuit, Vimperk / Prachatice
Žák's Hill National Nature Reserve, Cikháj / Žďár nad Sázavou
Moses Spring - Emperor's Stone, Vesec / Liberec
Semanín Trail, Semanín / Ústí nad Orlicí
2011
NT Na cvičišti - At the Training Ground, Valašské Meziříčí / Vsetín
Střelenská Meadow, Střelná / Teplice
Capartice Meadows, Capartice / Domažlice
Chlum Mountain Nature Reserve, Chlum / Karlovy Vary
Manor Rock Natural Monument, Habrovany / Vyškov
NT Around Vřesina, Vřesina / Opava
NT Saint Vitus Guild, Trstěnice / Cheb
2012
Litovice Pond Bird-Watching Spot, Litovice / Praha-západ
Kolo Wetland, Slavkov / Uherské Hradiště
NT Vidžín - Telecí potok, Vidžín / Plzeň-sever
NT Housle, Praha-Lysolaje
Pančava, Pozořice / Slavkov
NT Mýto, Nedvězí / Prague
Bohumilice Avenue, Bohumilice / Prachatice
Ořešník, Hejnice / Liberec
NT Heřmanice Pond, Heřmanice / Ostrava
2013
Lačnov Crocuses, Lačnov / Vsetín
NT Umíř, Plachtín / Plzeň-sever
NT Pňov Mead, Pňov-Předhradí / Kolín
NT St. John's Rapids, Štěchovice / Praha-západ
Třemešské rybníky Bird-Watching Spot, Dolní Studénky / Šumperk
Path to Sulphurous Springs, Zádveřice / Zlín
2014
NT Libušín Fortification, Libušín / Kladno
Lušová Valley, Lušová / Vsetín
NT Zásmuky Pheasantry, Zásmuky / Kolín
Canopy Road Beneath Hořínkova Forester's Lodge, Buchlovice / Uherské Hradiště
NT Chlum, Nepřevázka, Mladá Boleslav
NT Through landscape of floods, Jeseník nad Odrou / Nový Jičín
NT Hády Quarries and Surroundings / Brno
2015
NT Vesec Valley, Liberec
NT Choryně Sentinel, Vsetín
Kozmice Bird Meadows, Opava
Shooting Range Trail,Děčín
Velká Homolka, Vimperk/ Prachatice
Valley of the Springs, Prague
2016
Jinošov Quarry, Vlašim / Benešov
Olešná Brook, Němčovice / Rokycany
Trip around the World, Třeboň / Jindřichův Hradec
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