The sports and recreation center Kukavica is located in the heart of a dense forest in the territory of the Municipality of Velika Pisanica. It offers visitors an opportunity for relaxation and recreation, far from the hectic pace of everyday life. It got its name from the cuckoo bird that used to live in these forests. Surrounded by bicycle and equestrian trails that stretch through the forest, over gentle hills, fertile fields, meadows, streams and ponds, the sports and recreation center Kukavica abounds in the biological diversity typical of this area of ours, and at the same time, it bears witness to the preserved nature of the Bilogora region.
The center has a multipurpose sports field for various sports (handball, basketball, five-a-side football, volleyball, beach volleyball), a children’s playground and a stable for horses. Various events are organized throughout the year, such as the Kindergarten Olympics, seminars, trainings, team building activities, schools in nature and camping, offering a range of rich programs for all ages and interests.
Plans
The sports and recreation center Kukavica is part of the ambitious Lovrak’s World project of Bjelovar-Bilogora County. As part of the project, numerous contents are planned that will enrich the tourist map of our region. Here are some of them:
- restaurant with a capacity of 200 seats (a la carte and hotel restaurant)
- multipurpose conference hall with reception
- accommodation facility with a hostel for 40 people and two apartments for 8 people
- mobile homes
- children’s playground (completed)
- multipurpose sports field (construction until spring 2025)
- viewpoint
The goal is for the sports and recreation center Kukavica to become a center for school in nature and health preservation, through activities such as forest therapy, yoga, outdoor exercise and Nordic walking, creating a space for a true return to nature, and to take care of the health of citizens and visitors with these activates through a modern well-being concept, popular in the world.