Tältnings- och ankringsförbud, Järflotta

Protected since: 1968

Area: 3,538 hectares, of which 768 hectares are land

Character: archipelago, marine environments, and coniferous forest

Municipality: Nynäshamn

Land ownership: private and state-owned

Managing authority: Stockholm County Administrative Board

Type of protection: nature reserve

Other: Natura 2000 area Järflotta SE0110158

Järflotta nature reserve is located 5 kilometers south of Nynäshamn. Järflotta and Gunnarstenarna have no regular boat traffic and can only be reached by private boat or water taxi.

To protect the Järflotta Nature Reserve, there are rules you must follow.

Within the reserve, it is prohibited to:

• destroy or damage fixed natural features or surface formations, by eg. drilling, chiseling, blasting, carving, painting, or carrying out other ground disturbance
• introduce or release animal species not native to the area
• introduce, sow, or plant plant species not native to the area
• bring dogs or cats that are not kept on a leash
• moor a boat by the same shoreline for more than two consecutive days
• camp in the same place for more than two consecutive days
• use water skis or similar equipment within 100 meters of the island’s shores and within the island’s bays
• light open fires
• during the period April 1–July 31, land on the Gunnarstenarna islets or navigate waters closer than 100 meters to these islands
• during the period April 1–July 15, land on Kalkskär or remain near the island in a way that disturbs birdlife
• damage the former natural monuments ("naturminnen"): a whitebeam tree and two linden trees at Ekholmen, and a rapakivi granite erratic boulder at Valsudden
• camp, moor, or anchor boats within the built-up areas at Sandstugan and Lökviken, as shown on the map in the official decision.