Guides

• When to Look for Amber on the Baltic Coast of Poland
  Season, wind and time of day: when the Baltic washes up the most amber, and why the hours after the storm peak matter most.
• How to Identify Baltic Amber and Avoid White Phosphorus
  Simple field tests: salt water, UV torch, warmth in the hand. And why you should never put beach finds in your pocket.
• Where to Find Amber on the Baltic Sea: Polish Beaches
  A region-by-region tour of the Polish Baltic coast: where amber is most common and which wind works for which beach.
• Amber Hunting with a UV Light: 365 nm vs 395 nm at Night
  UV flashlight for amber: 365 nm with a filter vs 395 nm, what else glows, night safety on the beach and a warning about white phosphorus.
• Amber After a Storm: Reading Wind, Waves and Timing
  How to judge whether a beach is worth visiting after a storm: wind direction, wave height, storm phase and how our amber index works.
• Amber Collecting Rules in Poland: What Is Allowed
  In Poland you may collect sea-washed amber by hand for your own use. Pump ban, national parks, nature reserves, dunes and extraction licences.
• Amber Hunting Gear: What to Take to the Baltic Beach
  Scoop net, waders or wetsuit, UV torch, metal container with water, head torch and gloves: what you really need on the beach.
• Amber Underwater: Diving for Baltic Amber in Poland
  How to look for larger amber lumps when shore diving the Baltic: troughs between sandbars, the post-storm window, UV torch and Polish rules.
• Post-Storm Dive Window: When the Baltic Settles
  How we calculate the dive window after a storm: wave height, wind and settling time. Forecast in beta.
• Shore Diving in the Baltic Sea, Poland: Rules and Safety
  How to shore dive in the Polish Baltic: flag A buoy, bans in ports and swimming areas, water temperature, drysuits and rip currents after storms.
• How much is Baltic amber worth? Prices, selling and the law
  What beach amber from Poland is worth per gram by size, where to sell it, MSB certificates, tax and what you may collect without a licence.

Beaches

• Amber: Międzyzdroje West Pomerania
• Amber: Kołobrzeg West Pomerania
• Amber: Ustka Central Pomerania
• Amber: Łeba Central Pomerania
• Amber: Władysławowo Hel Peninsula
• Amber: Hel Hel Peninsula
• Amber: Gdynia Orłowo Tricity
• Amber: Sopot Tricity
• Amber: Gdańsk Brzeźno Gdańsk
• Amber: Gdańsk Stogi Gdańsk
• Amber: Wyspa Sobieszewska Gdańsk
• Amber: Mikoszewo Vistula Spit
• Amber: Jantar Vistula Spit
• Amber: Stegna Vistula Spit
• Amber: Sztutowo Vistula Spit
• Amber: Kąty Rybackie Vistula Spit
• Amber: Krynica Morska Vistula Spit
• Amber: Piaski Vistula Spit
• Amber: Koserow Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Usedom
• Amber: Schaabe (Glowe) Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Rügen
• Amber: Hiddensee (Vitte) Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Hiddensee
• Amber: Ahrenshoop Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Fischland-Darss
• Amber: Schönberger Strand Schleswig-Holstein, Probstei
• Amber: Sankt Peter-Ording Schleswig-Holstein, Eiderstedt
• Amber: Sylt (Westerland) Schleswig-Holstein, North Frisia
• Amber: Amrum (Kniepsand) Schleswig-Holstein, North Frisia
• Amber: Blåvand South Jutland, Varde Municipality
• Amber: Hvide Sande West Jutland, Ringkøbing-Skjern Municipality
• Amber: Gammel Skagen North Jutland, Frederikshavn Municipality
• Amber: Palanga Klaipėda County
• Amber: Juodkrantė Curonian Spit, Neringa
• Amber: Nida Curonian Spit, Neringa
• Amber: Liepāja Courland
• Amber: Pāvilosta Courland
• Amber: Jūrmala (Majori) Gulf of Riga
• Amber: Falsterbo Scania, Vellinge Municipality
• Amber: Ystad (Sandskogen) Scania, Ystad Municipality
• Amber: Ameland (Nes) Friesland, Wadden Islands
• Amber: Schiermonnikoog Friesland, Wadden Islands
• Amber: Southwold Suffolk, England
• Amber: Walberswick Suffolk, England
• Amber: Felixstowe Suffolk, England
• Amber: Cromer Norfolk, England

Foraging guides

• When do mushrooms grow after rain in Poland
  How many days after rain mushrooms appear in Polish forests, which temperatures and soil moisture help, and how our mushroom forecast index works.
• Mushroom calendar for Poland: what grows when
  A month-by-month calendar of Polish mushrooms: when chanterelles, slippery jacks, bay boletes and cep start, and when the season ends.
• Where you can pick mushrooms in Poland: the rules
  Where mushroom picking is allowed in Poland: state forests, national parks, nature reserves, drought closures, private woods and fines.
• How to avoid mushroom poisoning: rules and first steps
  Rules for safe mushroom picking in Poland, free mushroom inspection points, why apps are not enough, and what to do if you suspect poisoning.
• Where to pick mushrooms in Poland: forest regions
  The best mushroom forests in Poland: Bory Tucholskie, Puszcza Piska, Augustów, Bieszczady and more. Species, habitats and local bans.
• Selling wild mushrooms in Poland: earnings and rules
  What buying points and markets paid in 2026, the atest certificate, the roadside ban, forest rules and the PIT exemption. Realistic and sourced.

Aurora guides

• Northern Lights in Poland: When and How to See Them
  What has to line up to see the northern lights in Poland: a geomagnetic storm, clear dark skies, an open northern horizon and the right time of year.
• Kp Index Explained: What You Need to See Aurora in Poland
  What the Kp index is, how to read the G1 to G5 storm scale, and which Kp you need to see the northern lights on the Polish coast, inland and in the south.
• Where to See the Northern Lights in Poland: 14 Spots
  Fourteen places to see the northern lights in Poland: Baltic beaches and cliffs, lakes in Kashubia and Masuria, and dark sky parks in the south.
• How to Photograph the Northern Lights: Phone and Camera Settings
  Exact settings for aurora photos: ISO, exposure time, manual focus at infinity, tripod, night mode on a phone and the mistakes to avoid.
• Aurora and the Solar Cycle: Why Poland Sees More Now
  Solar Cycle 25 peaked in October 2024. Why the northern lights reach Poland more often now, how equinoxes help, and why a camera sees more than your eye.
• Selling aurora photos in Poland: real money and the rules
  What aurora photos from Poland really earn: media, stock, prints, workshops. Licence, do not give away. National parks, drones and Polish tax.

Guides

• Fossils on the Baltic Coast of Poland: Where to Look
  Where storms wash belemnites, sea urchins in flint and other fossils out of the cliffs on the Polish coast, and where collecting is banned.
• Belemnites, the Thunderbolt Stones: How to Find and Identify Them
  What a belemnite is, how it differs from amber and an ordinary pebble, and where on Polish beaches to look for these Cretaceous fossils.
• Sea Urchins and Sponges in Flint: How to Spot Them on the Beach
  How to tell a fossil sea urchin or sponge in flint from an ordinary stone: shapes, patterns, simple tests and places on the Polish coast.
• When to Look for Fossils on the Baltic Coast: Storms and Thaw
  The best time for fossils is a few hours after a storm peak and during a thaw. How our index works and what a fresh slump looks like.
• Fossil Hunting on the Polish Coast: Rules and Cliff Safety
  Where you may collect fossils, where parks and reserves ban it, and how to avoid a slump under a cliff. The rules step by step.
• Can you sell Baltic fossils from Poland? Prices, rules and tax
  What belemnites, flint sea urchins and trilobites from Polish beaches are really worth, where to sell them, where collecting is banned and how tax works.

Guides

• What Is Sea Glass, and Which Colours Are the Rarest?
  How sea glass forms, how many years the sea takes to frost it, where the colours come from and how rarely red, orange or cobalt turn up.
• When to Look for Sea Glass: Storms, Low Tide and Season
  The best time for sea glass: after a storm, at low tide, in winter and early spring. What that means on the almost tideless Baltic, and how to choose a beach.
• Sea Glass Rules: Where Collecting Is Banned
  Can you collect sea glass in Poland and abroad? Glass Beach in Fort Bragg, Laxe, national parks, nature reserves, and stones on beaches in France, Italy and the UK.
• What Is Sea Glass Worth, and How to Spot Fakes
  Sea glass prices in online shops, what makes a piece valuable, how to sell honestly and how to recognise artificially tumbled glass.

Guides: meteors and meteorites

• Meteor shower calendar 2026–2027 and how to watch
  The main meteor showers from November 2026 to December 2027 according to the IMO, Moon conditions, and why you see fewer meteors than the ZHR suggests.
• How to photograph meteors: camera, phone and settings
  How to catch a meteor on camera: a wide lens, a tripod, continuous shooting with an intervalometer, ISO and exposure settings, framing relative to the radiant and stacking.
• Meteorites in Poland: where they fell and where people search
  Morasko, Pułtusk 1868, Łowicz 1935 and recent falls: Sołtmany, Antonin, Drelów and Zadzim. How fireball networks find fall sites and where you may search.
• How to identify a meteorite: magnet, crust, streak and common mistakes
  Simple tests that weed out most meteorite lookalikes: weight, magnet, fusion crust, streak and interior. Plus where in Poland to get a find checked.
• Is it legal to search for and sell meteorites? Poland and abroad
  Who owns a meteorite found in Poland, what is banned in reserves and forests, how metal detecting ties in with heritage law, export rules abroad and real prices.

Wildlife guides

• The red deer rut in Poland: when and where to hear it
  When the rut starts, what time of day stags roar loudest, which weather helps and where in Poland to listen to red deer without breaking the rules.
• European bison in the wild: where and when to see them
  Where free herds of European bison live in Poland, when they are easiest to find, how far to stay away and which show enclosures are worth a visit.
• Crane and goose migration: when and where to watch
  A calendar of autumn and spring crane and goose migration, the largest roosts in Poland and Europe, and the weather that makes for good watching.
• Wildlife-watching ethics and the law in Poland
  What Polish law says about disturbing animals, photographing protected species, hides in national parks, drones and distance. Specific rules and good practice.
• Can you make money from wildlife photography or guiding?
  A realistic look at earning from wildlife photos and guiding in Poland: stock agencies, hides, workshops, guiding, running a business, licences and park fees.

Herb guides

• Wild herb calendar: what to pick each month
  When to pick garlic mustard, nettle, elderflower, lime blossom, wild thyme, rosehips and juniper. A month-by-month calendar for temperate Europe and the weather that suits picking.
• Deadly look-alikes of wild herbs
  Wild garlic versus lily of the valley and autumn crocus, hemlock and water hemlock versus elder and wild carrot, foxglove versus comfrey, and giant hogweed. How to tell them apart, and why you should never eat anything you cannot identify with 100% certainty.
• Where and how much you may legally pick: Poland and abroad
  Picking rules in Polish forests, national parks and reserves, protected species (wild garlic, sea buckthorn, arnica), and the rules in the UK, Germany, France, Czechia, Scandinavia and the USA.
• How to pick wild herbs cleanly and sustainably
  Where not to pick (roadsides, dog-walking areas, sprayed fields), how to protect wild patches, how to wash herbs, and why fox tapeworm matters for low-growing plants.
• Can you sell wild herbs? Herb buyers, food rules and the health claims ban
  What Polish herb buyers pay in 2026, when you need food business registration, a forest agreement or a protected species permit, and why you must never say what a herb helps with.

Guides

• When do deer shed antlers: a calendar by species
  When red deer, roe deer, moose and fallow deer drop their antlers, and when elk and mule deer do. A shedding calendar and the best time to search.
• Where to find shed antlers and how to search
  Where red deer, elk and moose sheds lie: winter range, feeding areas, crossings, south-facing slopes. How to search after snowmelt without disturbing animals.
• Is collecting shed antlers legal? Poland, Europe, US and Canada
  What the law says about shed antlers in Poland (national parks, reserves, refuges, disturbance, sale), Germany, Czechia, Austria, US states and Canada.
• Shed hunting ethics: do not push animals in late winter
  Why shed hunting can harm deer, elk and moose, how to avoid refuges and winter range, why dogs stay on a leash, and how to search so animals make it to spring.
• How much are shed antlers worth and where to sell them legally
  Prices for red deer, roe, fallow deer, moose and elk sheds per piece, pair and kilogram or pound. Grades, the dog chew market, selling rules and tax.

Guides

• Tides for beginners: spring tides, neap tides and tide tables
  How tides work, how spring tides differ from neap tides, how to read a tide table and the rule of twelfths, and how not to get cut off by the incoming tide.
• Rockpooling: what lives in rock pools and how to look
  Which animals and seaweeds live in rock pools, when the best low tides are, what to bring and which rules to follow so you damage nothing.
• Edible seaweed: species, rules, iodine and picking without harm
  Which seaweeds from European shores are edible, where you may pick them, why iodine needs care and how to cut so the seaweed grows back.
• Mussels and other shellfish: when you may gather them and how to check they are safe
  PSP, DSP and ASP biotoxins, sewage bacteria, area classification, the R-month myth and the rules for gathering in France, the UK, Ireland and Poland.
• Can you make money from seaweed, shellfish and low tide trips?
  Why recreational finds may not be sold, which licences and registrations you need to sell shellfish and seaweed, and what a guided foraging business looks like.