[5] [clarification needed] The natural park was a favoured promenade location for inhabitants of Sibiu as early as the 18th century.

The Municipal Cemetery, opened in 1907, is located on the south side of the park's woods.

[6] Species of trees: English oak (Quercus robur), sessile oak (Quercus petraea), European hornbeam (Carpinus betulus), elm (Ulmus), field maple (Acer campestre), European beech (Fagus sylvatica), linden (Tilia), pine (Pinus); Species of shrubs: common hawthorn, common privet (Ligustrum vulgare), dog rose (Rosa canina), alder buckthorn (Rhamnus frangula), blackthorn (Prunus spinosa).

Species of grass: great willowherb (Epilobium hirstum), wall lettuce (Lactuca muralis), red campion (Melandium rubrum), autumn crocus (Colchicum autumnale).

[7] Species of mammals: roe deer (Capreolus capreolus), fox (Vulpes vulpes), wild boar (Sus scrofa), squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis); Species of birds: sparrow (in family Emberizidae), Eurasian jay (Garrulus glandarius), woodpecker (family Picidae), blackbird (Turdus merula), common chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs), turtle dove (Streptopelia turtur), common raven (Corvus corax), common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus).