The mission of the manor’s bat Mūzis
In 2016, the
nature exploration game called “The Mission of the Manor’s Bat Mūzis” (Muižas sikspārņa Mūža misija) was designed at the Lūznava manor, which anyone interested is
invited to solve, individually or in a team. The game allows to learn about the
natural and cultural and historical values and tales found in the park of the
Lūznava manor.
The game “The
Mission of the Manor’s Bat Mūzis” was created in the project “Nature
Exploration in the Rēzeknes Municipality Lūznava Manor Park” (Dabas izziņa Rēzeknes novada Lūznavas
muižas parkā) and was designed by the adventure organisation “Lūzumpunkts”. The game provides for two possibilities: the long version where skill
tasks – finding objects in nature – are supplemented with extensive educational
information about 30 natural objects found in the Lūznava park, and the short
version of the game, which involves activities around 10 natural objects
of Lūznava and is intended for team competition. The game has been designed for
different ages in order to allow to learn through environment exploration about
the natural values found at the territory of the manor park and their
importance for environmental protection and conservation.
In the game
creation process, the natural values found in the Rēzekne municipality Lūznava
manor park were evaluated, selecting the most important objects for the game, preparing
descriptions of these objects and the map of their location. The game is an
addition to the tourist activities available at the Lūznava manor and promotes
the interest of the residents of different age groups about the values found in
nature. The patron of the game is the brown long-eared bat called Mūzis, who
lives in the attic of the manor. This “night bird” is the guardian of
inspiration, culture and especially everything natural at Lūznava.
“The Mission
of the Manor’s Bat Mūzis” is available to anyone interested and
the task can be obtained at the Rēzekne Municipality Tourist Information Centre
located at the Lūznava manor. To play the game, you need to download the app “QR
Scanner” or another QR code reader. The staff at the Tourist Information Centre
can help download the app.
The game has
been created in the project “Nature Exploration in the Rēzeknes Municipality
Lūznava Manor Park” implemented by the Rēzekne municipality with the financial
support of the Latvian Environmental Protection Fund.