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Mörrumsån med svämlövskog. Ebbamåla bruk skymtar i bakgrunden.
Foto: Elisabet Wallsten/Länsstyrelsen Blekinge.
Mörrumsån Ebbamåla bruk, Naturreservat
- Naturreservat
- Landsdel: Blekinge län
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Beskrivelse
When you visit the Mörrumsån Ebbamåla Bruk nature reserve, you come to a rich natural and cultural landscape along the Mörrumsån river. There are easily accessible broadleaf forests in the river valley's steep slopes and banks along the river. Next door is Ebbamåla Mill, which is a culturally valuable and well-visited industrial monument.
Mörrumsån Nature Reserve Ebbamåla Mill stretches just under a kilometer along the western side of Mörrumsån in Blekinge's northern border region. In the east, the nature reserve borders directly on the Mörrumsån Upper Valley Nature Reserve. To the south, Käringahejan Nature Reserve and then the Mörrumsån Valley Nature Reserve connect, which together follow the course of Mörrumsån south for another 14 kilometers.
Species-rich river
The nature reserve covers parts of the western valley of Mörrumsån. Here the river follows a clear rift valley, where a mighty ice river flowed during the last ice age. The river falls only a few meters on its way through the nature reserve and is mainly calm flowing. Long-stemmed vegetation waves over gravel and stone bottoms. Willow leaves also grow in the water. The river also has species-rich, occasionally flooded alder and ash-dominated floodplain forests with elements of tall herb flora.
Mörrumsån is Blekinge's largest river and one of Sweden's most species-rich watercourses. The well-known Mörrumsålax thrives here, as well as a number of acidification-sensitive and clean water-demanding freshwater species. The thick-shelled mussel is an endangered large mussel that has one of its strongest populations in the country in Mörrumsån. Arctic grayling, common tern, great crested grebe and common snipe like to spend time along the river, as do otters. The richly flowering floodplain environments are also home to a large number of butterflies, dragonflies and other animals.
Broadleaf forests and bats
Along the river, forested, blocky cliffs and slopes rise up to a maximum of 25 meters above the river. The forests are oak-dominated, with a significant element of lime, hornbeam, pine and hazel. There are a number of endangered or otherwise vulnerable mosses, lichens and fungi here, including the unusual spider fungus. Wildlife is also rich. Moose, roe deer and wild boar roam the forests, as do lynx on occasion. Birds in the forest include the woodpecker and the wood crow. Several bat species, including the southern pipistrelle, lesser long-eared bat, brown long-eared bat and northern bat, hunt in the broadleaf landscape along the river.
Well-visited industrial heritage site
The nature reserve's land and water areas belong to the culturally very valuable and listed industrial monument Ebbamåla Mill. The mill was a typical hand-molding foundry, which was in operation between the years 1886 and 1967. In the early 1990s, the mill was revived as a popular tourist destination, with tours of the old foundry and the traditional craft methods. Ebbamåla Mill is still powered by the Mörrum River's hydropower. Upstream of the mill is a needle dam, with upright planks, "needles", that regulate the flow of water.
Mörrumsån has long been important for salmon fishing and as a transport and rafting route. A couple of old dirt roads lead through the nature reserve from the village of Ebbemåla down to Mörrumsån. On the other side of the river, the embankment of the Karlshamn-Vislanda narrow-gauge railway is now a popular walking and cycling route.
Aktiviteter og faciliteter
- Naturreservat
Fakta
Year of protection: 2021
Municipality: Olofström
Characteristics: Rift valley landscape, Mörrumsån, river valley, deciduous forest, mixed forest, riverside, outdoor life, cultural history
Area: 16.6 hectares, of which 14.9 hectares are land and 1.7 hectares water
Landowner: Private
Manager: Blekinge County Administrative Board
Form of protection: Nature reserve and partly Natura 2000.
Rutevejledning
The nature reserve is located along Mörrumsån at Ebbamåla mill in northwestern Blekinge.By bike you can get to the area via the walking and cycling trails Sydostleden and Banvallsleden, which runs on an old embankment on the east side of the river. The distance from Karlshamn is about 26 kilometers.By car, drive county road 126 north from Karlshamn towards Ryd. Turn right onto Hovmansbygdsvägen (road 591) towards Ebbemåla/Hovmansbygd. The nature reserve is located at Ebbamåla mill. A parking lot is planned to be built within the reserve, but at present it is difficult to park in the area. The nearest parking is on the eastern side of the river, on the border between the nature reserves Mörrumsåns övre dalgång and Käringahejan, about 800 meters from the nature reserve Mörrumsån Ebbamåla mill. Drive past Ebbamåla mill and further across Mörrumsån to Hovmansbygd. Turn right onto a small road at the reserve parking sign and follow the road south to its end, where the reserve parking lot is located.The nearest bus stop is in Fridafors, just over four kilometers north of the northern border of the nature reserve, and in Hemsjö, just under five kilometers south.
Regler
You are welcome to visit Mörrumsån Ebbamåla mill, but please note that it is not allowed to:
- redeposit or remove soil or rock, drill, hack, blast, grate, dig, paint or otherwise damage rock, soil or stone, on land or in water
- pan for gold or other minerals
- damaging stone walls, cairns or other cultural heritage sites
- deliberately damage or disturb wildlife
- capture or collect plants, fungi or animals in such a way as to damage or destroy their biotopes or reproductive habitats
- damage living or dead, standing or lying trees and shrubs, remove or burn dead wood
- digging up or pulling up plants
- pick mosses, lichens or wood-living fungi, other than what is reasonably necessary for species identification. However, edible mushrooms may be picked for personal use, provided they are not protected
- planting, sowing or spreading plants, animals, fungi or other organisms
- drive motor vehicles other than on roads reserved for motorized traffic
- ride horses or bicycles other than on existing roads and paths, and then only in a way that does not cause wear and tear on the land, disturb nature or other outdoor recreation in the area
- camp or otherwise camp for more than 2 days. On the natural forage land along the Mörrum River south of the mill, it is completely forbidden to camp or otherwise camp
- park, set up motor vehicles, motorhomes, caravans, trailers or similar other than in a designated parking lot. In a designated parking lot, parking or parking of vehicles is only allowed between 06.00 and 22.00
- light fires or use barbecues, other than in specially designated barbecue areas
- mooring or mooring a boat or other watercraft for more than 24 hours.
Without permission from the county administrative board, you may not
- carry out scientific surveys involving sampling, marking, trapping, installation of equipment or any form of impact on plant or animal life. Collecting by destructive methods, such as destroying substrate, is prohibited
- using the area for competitions, exercises, events or other organized activities that may disturb nature or the public's outdoor life
- put up a board, poster, poster, sign, box, fence, trail marking, inscription or similar device, other than temporarily (maximum 1 week) in connection with hunting or in connection with organized outdoor activities.
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