Kronobergs län
Take a spring walk around Kullamossen and you will be rewarded with thrushes, cranes and playing black grouse. The bog is vast and offers a strong wilderness character. An exciting hiking trail makes a complete lap around the bog. Footbridges creep over gen…
Åsnen offers a magnificent meeting between contrasting biotopes. This nature reserve has everything from summery beech forests and bright apple orchards to rugged pine bogs and northerly marshes where grouse mate. The range of biotopes also includes a uniqu…
Fish, jog, bike or birdwatch. Södra (southern) Bergundasjön Lake offers a wide range of outdoor and nature experiences. The good fishing for zander, pike, perch and bream is something both anglers and birds appreciate. White-tailed eagles, ospreys, grey her…
The Tungan peninsula with its ancient trees and dead wood juts out into Lake Toftasjön. This is a most favourable combination for both insects and birds. Listen for lesser spotted woodpecker, crested tit and willow tit. Along the shores of Lake Toftasjön, t…
The area around Lake Trummen offers lakeside walks close to town, and hidden inlets that will give you that wilderness feeling. To the north, there is Lake Trummen, with open waters that border on built-up and green areas. To the south, there is the Skirvik…
Bäckaslöv wetlands is the shooting range that became a bird sanctuary. It is now a popular place to walk, accompanied by grey herons, teals and moorhens. The wetlands and pond also function as a natural filter for rainwater on its way to Southern Bergundas…
At Örsled, Helige å forms a roaring rapids. In winter, this is the best place in the Växjö area to see common terns. Look out from the old arched bridge. Even freezing temperatures do not deter the tough birds from searching for food in the running water. S…
Just like its twin lake to the south, Norra (northern) Bergundasjön Lake is rich in birds and fish. At the end of April and beginning of May, flocks consisting of hundreds of common terms stop here on their migration. Such large flocks are unique in Sweden.…
When the old military firing range was turned into a hay meadow, the land was given new life. The flora includes maidenhair fern, hay rattle and bluebell, as well as the rare dwarf linden. In the early spring, fragrant thistle flowers at the edge of the for…
Regardless of whether you paddle a canoe or swim in the dark waters of Lake Asasjön, this place will leave an impression. In the spring and summer months, you'll hear the black-throated diver at dawn echo from wooded heights. Just west of Asa Church, you'll…
Perhaps Växjö's most beautiful hay meadow awaits on a hill above Lövsjön. The fact that the land is still mown with a scythe means a rich flora. In the height of summer, hay meadow, summer violet and bluebell bloom. Enjoy the splendor carefully, so that you…
Uvaklöva is maybe on of the most surprising destinations in Uppvidinge. The surrounding landscape doesn’t hint about what lays ahead until suddenly the ground opens to a gorge. Uvaklöva´s ravine is only a around hundred metres long and twelve metres deep bu…
Experience a hidden gem. Skärsjön offers peace and quiet away from houses and traffic. Look for wood grouse, owls and moose. See the Eurasian bittern and listen to the grouse, cuckoo and capercaillie. The area here is one of the safest for those who want to…
On the Skälsnäs peninsula, you can bike or stroll near grazing cattle and singing birds. The countryside here is bright and pleasant. Beech trees and great oaks share the area with pastureland and flowers. Birds here include the northern lapwing, stock dove…
The long, narrow Lake Feresjön easily brings to mind the inland of Norrland. Cranes trumpet from the swingfly. Whooper swans swim silently over dark forest waters. Lark falcon and double-crested thrush are also found in the surroundings. The area is also ri…
