A preserved floodplain stretch of the Struha stream in the Pardubice lowlands, protecting natural meanders, riparian forest, and meadow habitat.
Meandry Struhy
Meandry Struhy is a small but ecologically meaningful natural monument (přírodní památka) in the Pardubice District of the Pardubice Region in the Czech Republic. It protects a stretch of the Struha stream, a left-bank tributary of the Elbe (Labe), where the watercourse still follows a naturally meandering course rather than a straightened, regulated channel.
The protected area lies west of the village of Bezděkov, between the municipalities of Veselí u Přelouče and Valy, just outside the town of Přelouč. Its landscape blends winding stream channels, riparian galleries of trees, fragments of floodplain forest, and adjoining meadows, together forming one of the more recognizable pieces of surviving natural Polabí, or Elbe lowland, scenery.
Beyond its geomorphological interest, the site is valued chiefly for its birdlife and its role as a refuge for species tied to undisturbed lowland streams. It is a notable nesting ground for songbirds, supports kingfishers along the banks, and maintains native fish populations in the cool, well-oxygenated water of the Struha.
