Uppsala
"P Nature Reserve" is written on the sign by the road. The residential houses border the busy Norbyvägen. It seems that the sign has been misplaced! But it hasn't. The city forest in Uppsala is indeed just what the name implies, a forest in a city; its clos…
In the nature reserve Högstaåsen you can walk on the 17th century E4. Here, an unusually steep part of Uppsalaåsen rises up into the surrounding plains. The main road between Uppsala and Norrland used to run up on the dry and easily accessible ridge. Traces…
Är du sugen på riktig vildmark? Det räcker att bege sig två mil från Uppsalas centrum för att hamna i en helt annan värld. I Styggkärret och intiliggande reservatet Fäbodmossen råder en tidlös stämning med odikade våtmarker och susande gamla tallar. Marken…
The sun barely penetrates the canopy and you are enveloped in a sea of green light. Spring birds chirp among the oaks and hazel bushes, sharing their zest for life. Vreta udd is located at Dalbyviken and is a very scenic headland in Ekoln. Here you can walk…
Vårdsätra Nature Park is one of Sweden's oldest nature reserves and perhaps also one of the most secretive. Here, nature is allowed to live its own life without human interference. The entire forest is an experimental area for scientific studies and is ther…
The small reserve Nåntuna lund on the eastern side of the Fyrisån river has hazel and oak trees. In early spring, the ground is covered with bluebells, which are later replaced by other flowering herbs. Some of the county's largest and oldest oaks are also…
In Pansarudden Nature Reserve you will encounter real wilderness terrain. The forest has remained largely untouched since the late 1800s. The rough tree trunks are dense and the ground is covered with windfalls and moss-covered boulders. Owls and woodpecker…
The ox garden is full of cowslips and cowslips in spring. The gardens in the nature reserve are easy to reach, they are located just off road 290 north of Skyttorp. Here, in addition to flower-rich pastures, you are greeted by lush forest and Vattholmaåsen,…
Beautifully situated on the western shore of Lake Vällens, the Svanhusskogen nature reserve spreads out. The reserve is divided into two parts. The southern one is the largest and here you can walk through old forest with large moss-covered boulders. There…
Hike in a pillared hall of tall, rough pines. Enter the forest, tilt your head back and look up at the crowns of the mighty pines. Here, on the sandy soil next to Uppsalaåsen, pines grow that are over 350 years old. It is believed that the oldest pines in K…
Lake Vällen is surrounded by several nature reserves, of which Björnsundet is the smallest and most easily accessible. The nature is varied with deciduous coniferous forests, old pastures and two species-rich wetlands, Lindbolsmossen and Storkärren. Near th…
Örnsätraskogen är ett litet naturreservat 15 km nordväst om Uppsala. Genom området går Linnéstigen jumkilsvandringen som är en av Uppsalas åtta Linnéstigar. Tanken med den här fältvandringen på Linnés tid var att se stora barrskogar och våtmarker, något som…
In the Slåttmyran nature reserve you walk in the tranquillity of the coniferous forest. The path winds its way over mossy rocks up onto rocky areas and alongside small bogs. The area has been forested for a long time. Most of the forest is 100-150 years old…
Here in the borderland between the forest and the open agricultural landscape is the Örby hagar nature reserve. It is a nature reserve with natural pastures and fine heathland environments. The natural pastures are home to many different species that are de…
In Älvgärde you are met by a varied agricultural landscape. Fields and pastures are surrounded by forest edges with old broadleaf trees, hazel groves and mixed coniferous forests with large aspens and other deciduous trees. In spring, bluebells and cowslips…
