Säffle
The ash trees in Hösås are among the northernmost in Scandinavia. The Hösås nature reserve is home to one of Värmland's few ash stands. Ash is special in several ways, partly because it is a species that requires good nutritional conditions and offers many…
Natural forest with many species in an exciting rift valley area. The reserve consists of older coniferous forest with a high proportion of deciduous trees in places. The natural values consist of the natural forest environment where some parts have been un…
Soil fungi that live together with spruce thrive here. The nature reserve has been established to protect an area of nutrient-rich spruce forest, which is a relatively rare habitat type in protected areas in the county. Animals and plants Most of the nature…
The reserve was established to preserve and promote natural old coniferous forest. The reserve consists mainly of old spruce forest. In patches there is plenty of dead wood, mainly spruce logs. In some places there are small gaps, where decaying logs lie in…
Difficult to access reserve with deciduous forest on damp ground. The Gillbergaskogen nature reserve was established to preserve a moist deciduous forest with old rough-barked trees, dying and dead trees and dead wood. The reserve is also intended to protec…
A reserve with rich flora. The area around the small forest star Gillertjärn has long been known for its rich presence of yew. Its location at the northern edge of the yew's range in Sweden makes the area interesting in principle. The reserve was establishe…
Svarttjärnshöjden is rich in vascular plants, lichens, mosses and fungi There is natural forest on the steep slopes of the reserve. The most common tree species is spruce. On the heights, the trees are sparser and the soil is drier. Further down, the forest…
Along the southwestern coast of Värmlandsnäs there are almost 200 islands, islets and skerries that together form the Millesvik archipelago. A very large part of the islands' surface consists of rocky ground with more or less lichen growth. Lean rocky pine…
There are plenty of old, large pines and spruces in the area. Several trees are infested with the pine tick, which grows on trees that are 150-200 years old or older. During test drilling, one pine was determined to be 170 years old and one spruce 145 years…
Riparian forests with a rich bird fauna dependent on deciduous forests. The nature reserve has deciduous forest that is biologically valuable. The forest contains large trees and dead wood. Woodpeckers and other birds that nest in hollow trees thrive in thi…
The nature reserve has high biological values. This is shown by all the signal species of mosses, lichens and fungi that have been found. The area is located on a steep southern slope. The heights are dominated by old pine forest. Further down, mixed decidu…
In the extension of Värmlandsnäs and out into Lake Vänern all the way to Västergötland lies one of Sweden's most magnificent freshwater archipelagos. Hundreds of islands, of varying size and character, form a cohesive island world between Vänern's large bas…
Old sparse rocky pine forest is a characteristic environment on Kilafjället. There are gnarled old pines here, many of which are used as woodpecker forges, where woodpeckers wedge cones in order to peck out the nutritious seeds. The pines on the warm, dry r…
The reserve area is located at one of the highest points in Säffle municipality, with slopes in all directions. The area is between 190 and 307 meters above sea level. The nature reserve consists of older coniferous forest with a high proportion of deciduou…
A forest fire swept through the area in the 1860s and traces of this can still be seen in the area today. The reserve consists of older coniferous forest with a high proportion of deciduous trees and younger deciduous forests. The natural values consist of…
