The aim of the article is to determine the potential of using urban wastelands for the purpose of everyday recreation. The research was carried out by analysing a case study – the Mound of the Warsaw Uprising (Kopiec Powstania Warszawskiego). The article indicates the attractive features of this area in terms of location, topography, nature, history and today's cultural significance, and the entire work was based on the postulates contained in the New Athens Charter and the European Landscape Convention. The research was carried out in the context of contemporary changes in the approach to nature related to the climate crisis. An important element of the work is to indicate specific recommendations and directions for the development of this area. To a great extent, the postulates have been formulated in a general sense, so that they can be applied to other areas.