Plants of the Western Carpathians — an interactive map

What we found on foot along the Czech–Polish–Slovak borderlands, and a place for you to add what you find.

Explore the map Add your observation

What is this page?

This is a public, interactive map of plants recorded during a hiking camp in the Western Carpathians — protected and notable species, invasive plants, and common medicinal herbs. We made it to document real fieldwork, to raise awareness of protected and invasive species in this border region, and to let hikers, locals and other youth groups add their own sightings long after the camp ended.

About the camp

Sport Develops the Mind is an Erasmus+ Sport project run by Fundacja Antares (Poland), OTI Slovakia and Euroteam Czech Republic. Its astronomical hiking camp (21–29 July 2026) combined astronomy, hiking, culture and ecology. Plants were identified on the trail with the PlantNet app, and botany became part of the daily programme — from a tree-recognition game to a quiz on how a guelder-rose flower really works.

The map

Click the map to mark where you found your plant

Want to add a plant? Use the form below or email . Pins for our own finds are approximate. Photos and notes from visitors appear after we review them (see the gallery below).

Add your observation

Found something interesting on the trail? Send it to us and, once we have checked it, it will appear in the gallery and on the map.

Click “Mark on map” and tap the place where you found the plant (or use your current location).
Fill in a few details about the plant.
Click “Send by email”, attach your photo(s) to the email that opens, and send it.

Please photograph the whole plant plus a close-up of the flower or leaves. Do not pick or dig up protected plants.

Participants’ gallery

Observations sent in by hikers and participants, reviewed by the project team. Press “Show on map” to jump to the spot.