From 1818 until World War II, on what was originally a 200 ha area, a major part was occupied by an airfield and the Warsaw Polytechnic aircraft works.[2] The Mokotów Field was also, until 1934, the site of Warsaw Airport and, in the years 1884-1939, of the Warsaw Horse Racing Track.[2] On May 17, 1935, the funeral of Józef Piłsudski took place on the Mokotów Field.
The current park was designed by Stanisław Bolek and created in the 1970s and 1980s.[1] In 2010, a two-kilometer educational trail was opened named after Ryszard Kapuściński.[3] In 2018, near the intersection of al. Niepodległości and ul. Wawelska Street, 45 apple trees were planted to commemorate prominent Polish women.[4]
Greater modernisation was initiated in 2021-2024. Concreted surfaces were reduced, a new water system with reed vegetation was created, and wooden platforms and bridges and wooden seats were added. New trees and flowerbeds were also planted.[5]
Fauna
Mokotów Field near the Jazdy Polskiej roundabout
Twenty-one families of beetles are found in the park.[6] Most of them are species from the ladybug family, of which the Asian ladybug is the most numerous, accounting for almost two-thirds of the individuals found. The next species, Aphidecta obliterata, accounted for 9.3%.
Due to the periodic lack of water in the ponds, there are no stable fish populations in the Mokotów Field, although some freshwater fish can be observed, such as individuals of the genus Xiphophorus.[7]
