Fysingen

Protected since: 1984

Size: 184 hectares of which land 134 hectares

Character: lake, wetland, agricultural landscape and cultural environment

Municipality: Sigtuna

Landowners: state and private

Administrator: County Administrative Board

Form of protection : nature reserve

** By public transit: ** Take the bus to the bus stop Rosersbergs villastad. From there, walk a little over 1 km to the reserve at Ströms gård farm and then another 500 m to the bird observation tower. Alternatively, take the commuter rail ("pendeltåg" in Swedish) to Rosersberg, then walk 2 km to the reserve.

To reach the northern part of the reserve and Nordian's Mound, take a bus from Upplands Väsby, or Märsta, to the Åshusby gård bus stop.

For current bus and commuter rail lines and timetables, see SL: [sl.se] (http://sl.se/en)

** By car: ** From the E4, exit towards Märsta, then drive south towards Rosersberg. Continue towards Åshusby (exit towards Skånela).

In order to protect the Fysingen nature reserve, please respect the following rules.

Within the reserve, it is forbidden to:

1. destroy or damage permanent natural structures or surfaces by digging, drilling, cutting, blasting, carving, painting or similar,
2. disturb wildlife (e.g. by climbing nesting trees, trapping or deliberately killing wild animals).
3. bring dogs that are not on a leash,
4. operate motorised vehicles outside of designated roads,
5. park outside of designated parking areas,
6. enter the bird protection area ("fågelskyddsområde" in Swedish) from April 1 - July 15.