Ekenabben och Kvarnnäs, Naturreservat

Established: 2022

Size: 127 hectares

Municipality: Kristianstad

Manager: Kristianstad municipality

Protection type: Nature reserve

Walk, cycle, take public transport or drive here. Map and directions via Google maps or coordinates (WGS84).

**Within the area, special rules and restrictions apply to the right of public access.

For example, it is forbidden to:

• have an unleashed dog from March 1 to August 20
• camping outside the designated area (see appendix 5 Pdf, 292.5 kB, opens in new window.)
• make fires other than in designated fireplaces or outdoor kitchens (see appendix 5 Pdf, 292.5 kB, opens in new window.)
• driving, cycling or riding outside the road and parking lot (see Annex 5 Pdf, 292.5 kB, opens in a new window.)
• staying in the restricted area (see Annex 4 Pdf, 340.6 kB, opens in new window.)
• organize a competition/event

It is important to note that this is only a selection of the rules.

Full regulations for visitors

In addition to regulations and prohibitions in other laws and regulations, it is forbidden to:

1. throughout the year to enter or stay in the parts of the reserve's land and water areas around Kvinneholme marked with "no entry" on the map, Appendix 4.
2. bring dogs or other pets that are not kept on a physical leash during the period March 1 - August 20,
3. dig up plants, or pick plants that are protected or red-listed
4. break branches, cut down or otherwise damage living or dead trees and shrubs
5. collecting, removing or burning dead wood
6. camping, other than in designated camping areas
7. make fires other than with open-air stoves, or in fireplaces provided by the manager
8. drive a motor vehicle, ride a bicycle or ride a horse other than on a road leading to a designated parking lot, marked as a road area according to the map in Appendix 5,
9. remove, dig, drill, paint or otherwise damage soil, stone, stone walls, natural objects or cultural remains,
10. erect any form of construction,
11. take off or land with aircraft, or fly remotely operated unmanned aircraft such as drones at a height of less than 120 meters above mean sea level,

Furthermore, it is prohibited without written permission from the nature conservation manager at Kristianstad Municipality:

12. place any foreign object, board, poster, billboard, sign, string, inscription or similar device other than on a single day,

13. organize competitions, major outdoor activities, camps or similar forms of organized outdoor activities,

14. erecting hunting towers

15. catch insects, spiders, shells or other invertebrates other than by scooping, hand picking or other selective method with subsequent release within the nature reserve. The requirement for release does not apply to single specimens of each species provided that the findings are registered in the Species Portal, or equivalent national database for threatened species, and that the collection does not violate the conservation regulations,

16. collect mosses, lichens or wood fungi, with the exception of single specimens, provided that the finds are registered in the Species Portal and that the collection does not violate the conservation regulations.

Appendix 4, Ekenabben and Kvarnnäs Pdf, 340.6 kB.

Appendix 5, Ekenabben and Kvarnnäs Pdf, 292.5 kB.