• Fotograf: Johan Jansson
    Fotograf: Johan Jansson
    Foto: Johan Jansson

Gårdby sandhed, Naturreservat

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The short-cut heath gives a barren and lifeless impression from a distance. But appearances are deceiving - Gårdby sand heath offers the scent of thyme, the buzz of bumblebees and bees and colorful butterflies. Welcome to explore a teeming world of sand!

Home to the rarities of sand

Gårdby sand heath has long been known for its exclusive plant and animal life. The list of rare plants, fungi, butterflies, beetles and other insects that live in the sandy landscape is very long. The inhabitants of the sandy heath are heat-loving and drought-resistant organisms. Many are dependent on the presence of bare, warm sand, and the rarest species are associated with the distinctive sandy steppe habitat.

Sandflats and restoration

The sandy steppe is one of Europe's most endangered habitats. In Sweden, only about 75 hectares remain, here on Öland and in eastern Skåne. For sandy steppe to form, lime, sand and a lot of heat and sun are required. And then disturbance of the soil surface. The sand must be constantly stirred so that the plant cover remains sparse and lime-rich sand comes to the surface. Grazing, burning and re-creation of new sand patches are therefore part of the management of the area. Most of the reserve's sandy steppe is in the eastern part of the reserve.

Hundreds of years of grazing

Gårdby sand heath has a long history as grazing land. Ever since the Middle Ages, farmers in the village of Övre Ålebäck have grazed their animals on "Flacket", as the land is called. This means that the sandy heath has been grazed for almost 800 years!

In the north-western part of the area there are two large burial grounds with stone circles from the early Iron Age. In the northwest is also "Galgbacken" - one of Öland's old execution sites.

Dung beetles is the name of a fascinating group of beetles that live in dung. Many lay their eggs in underground tunnels and therefore thrive in pastures on easily dug sandy soil. Many are rare and are on the so-called red list

The sandy steppe is home to several species of earthstars and a number of other unusual smoky fungi that are experts at surviving extreme heat and drought.

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Aktiviteter og faciliteter

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Fakta

Decision year: 2014
Area: 39.4 hectares
Municipality: Mörbylånga
Landowners: Mörbylånga municipality and individuals
Administrator: Kalmar County Administrative Board

The reserve is located within the World Heritage Site of Southern Öland's cultivated landscape

Rutevejledning

The reserve is located north of Gårdby on eastern Öland. Parking is available along road 136.

Regler

In the nature reserve you are not allowed:

  • Drive a motorized vehicle.
  • Park a motor vehicle, caravan or trailer.
  • Camp for more than 24 hours in the same place.
  • Climb trees with nests.
  • Being close to a bird of prey nest, lair or burrow.
  • Deliberately disturbing wildlife.
  • Bringing a dog, or other animal, that is not on a leash.
  • Make a fire anywhere other than in a barbecue you have brought or in an outdoor kitchen.
  • Picking or damaging mosses, lichens or wood fungi.
  • Digging or pulling up vascular plants.
  • Damage or remove trees, stumps, bark, branches, shrubs or brush that are growing or dead.

If you have obtained a permit from the County Administrative Board, you may:

  • Set traps to collect insects.

After consultation with the County Administrative Board, you may:

  • Set traps to collect insects which are then killed.
  • Deliberately destroy or remove piles of droppings from the area (with regard to dung beetles). You may examine them carefully.

Full regulations

C. Regulations according to Chapter 7, Section 30 of the Environmental Code on the right to travel and stay in the reserve and on order in general.

It is forbidden to enter the reserve:

  1. drive motor vehicles
  2. set up motor vehicles, caravans or trailers
  3. camping for more than one day in the same place
  4. climbing trees, staying close to a bird of prey's nest, lair or pot, or otherwise deliberately damaging or disturbing wildlife
  5. bring an unleashed dog or other loose pet
  6. light a fire other than in a barbecue or outdoor kitchen
  7. Pick or damage wood fungi, mosses or lichens.
  8. Digging or pulling up vascular plants.
  9. Damage or remove growing or dead trees, stumps, bark, branches, bushes or brush.

It is forbidden to do so without the permission of the County Administrative Board:

  1. collect insects with traps that kill.

It is prohibited without consultation with the County Administrative Board:

  1. trap or collect insects where the animals are killed, except as provided in C 10.
  2. deliberately destroying or removing piles of droppings from the area with regard to the area's dung beetles. Careful examination is not an obstacle.

The provisions of point C do not apply to owners or holders of special rights to real estate or holders of other rights.

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