Birch Woods Park
The Birch Woods Park is an urban park and a small woodland area in Warsaw, Poland, within the district of Ursynów. It is located in the neighbourhood of Natolin, between Komisji Edukacji Narodowej Avenue, Belgradzka Street, and Lanciego Street.
History
By the 1970s, through the area of current park run a dirt road, connecting Komisji Edukacji Narodowej Avenue and Lanciego Street. As the local government anticipated that it would eventually be developed into a paved street, in 1977, it named it after Henryk Świątkowski, a lawyer who was the Minister of Justice of Poland from 1945 to 1956. While it was never constructed, the name remained listed in the municipal records until 2013. Today, it remains as a footpath cutting through the middle of the park.In 2008, a plan was approved to revitalise the park area. In 2010, there were constructed pathways and a playground, and in 2014, was also added a football pitch.
In 2015, it was planned to construct there the St. Sophia Church of the Holy Wisdom. Due to protests of the local inhabitants, it was decided against the location, and the building was instead constructed at 568 Puławska Street in the neighbourhood of Jeziorki.