The main building of the Tisza Lake Ecocentre is surrounded by a leisure park of more than 7
hectares. The attractions and displays in the park have all been created in the spirit of our
motto: “Experience nature!”
Please note that the leisure park operates in harmony with the rhythm of nature, so during the
winter season – from the end of October until the beginning of April – certain attractions and
animal presentations are not available.
While strolling through the leisure park, visitors can closely observe the life and behaviour of
the resident animals. In the early afternoon, from time to time, you can watch the feeding of
cormorants and the comically charming pelicans. Exact feeding times are announced at the
Information Desk and over the public address system.
If you walk through the park with due care and attention, you may encounter many bird
species that do not belong to the Ecocentre but live in the habitats of Lake Tisza, located only
about 100 metres away, and like to visit our area during the day and in the early evening.
Among songbirds, goldfinches, hawfinches and greenfinches are frequent visitors, and you
may also spot hooded crows, grey herons, greylag geese, wild ducks or even night herons
dropping in for a short stay.
The white storks nesting on the electricity poles of Poroszló also often honour our leisure park
with their presence, primarily in the hope of finding food, and once they have eaten their fill,
they return to their nearby nests.
In summer, impressive dragonflies can be seen basking on the sunlit railings of the park’s
bridges.
Families with children are welcomed by two dry playgrounds on land and a “raft” water
playground, and within the leisure park you can also visit the Poroszló Folk House, built in
1884, with an adjacent poultry yard and rabbit yard.
Residents of the Eastern Section of the Leisure Park
The eastern part of the leisure park is home to:
Marsh turtles and pond sliders
Common buzzards
Long-eared owls, barn owls and tawny owls
Golden jackals and raccoon dogs
White-tailed eagles
Kid goats and lambs
White storks and black storks
Grey herons
Native Hungarian domestic breeds: working donkeys, shaggy goats, and rare sheep breeds
such as Cikta, Cigája and Gyimes Racka sheep.
Residents and Attractions of the Western Section
In the western section of the leisure park, visitors will find:
Adventure playground and obstacle course
Mini-golf course
Ornamental pond with cormorants, mallards and other waterfowl
Log playground
Pelican pond
Fallow deer and European roe deer
Pheasants and mouflons
“Fishing skanzen” (open-air display of traditional fishing tools)
Rabbit yard and heritage poultry yard
Folk House with local history collection
“Rafts’ Lake” and seasonal water playground
Straw-bale figures
Barefoot trail
Hedge maze with letter puzzle game.
For walks in the park, young children especially enjoy the “Húzoga-tó” pull-along cart, which
can be rented at the Information Desk. A deposit of 2,000 HUF is required, and the rental fee
is 1,000 HUF per hour.