• Photo: Ingegerd Erlandsson
  • Photo: Robert Ekholm
  • Photo: Robert Ekholm
  • Photo: Robert Ekholm
  • Photo: Robert Ekholm
  • Photo: Ingegerd Erlandsson
  • Photo: Robert Ekholm

Käringahejan, Naturreservat

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Description

Käringahejan nature reserve is located in the Mörrumsån valley. Here you can experience how the valley plunges steeply down to the river. Hiking trails lead through land that alternates between wilderness-like natural forests and more open pastures and beach meadows.
A walking and cycling trail runs along the river on an old railway embankment. The Laxaleden hiking trail also runs through the area. There are a few picnic areas along the banks.

Species-rich river and natural forest

Mörrumsån is one of Sweden's most species-rich watercourses, internationally renowned for its salmon fishing. It is also home to one of Sweden's largest populations of the species thick-shelled mussel. Within the nature reserve, the river flows through a sharply marked rift valley, and for long stretches the water foams along. Small islands are home to alder, birch, oak and ash-dominated forests that are usually flooded at high tide. The lush riparian vegetation along the river includes safflower. There are small areas of open grassland along the river. Most of the land is now grazed, but a field on the east side of the river is still managed by annual mowing.

On the steep slopes of the river valley there are natural forests of pine, beech, oak and spruce. There, the high humidity, dead wood and plenty of old trees create good conditions for species-rich environments. Inventories have shown a great diversity of species including vascular plants, mosses, lichens, fungi and beetles.

Bone chips and roof shingles

Mörrumsån has been populated for a long time and along the river there are plenty of traces and remains from older land and water use, such as stone walls, cairns, remains of village saws, mills and other small industries, as well as some occasional permanent fishing.

In the southern part of the area is a bone crusher from 1877. Bone meal was crushed here and used for plant fertilizer. The bone crusher was in operation until 1914, then roofing shingles and also boxes were manufactured here. The building is now restored.

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  • Nature reserve

Facts

Year of protection: 1996

Municipalities: Karlshamn and Olofström

Characteristics: Rift valley with river, deciduous forest, coniferous forest, floodplain forest, hay meadow, pasture, outdoor life, cultural environment

Area: 139 hectares, of which 120 hectares are land and 19 hectares water

Landowners: State, companies and private

Manager: Blekinge County Administrative Board

Form of protection: Nature reserve and Natura 2000

Directions

Käringahejan Nature Reserve stretches for just over four kilometers along the Mörrum River, from Hemsjö and Härnäs in the south to Ebbamåla and Hovmansbygd in the north. For the parking lot north of Härnäs on the east side of the river, turn right towards "Ringamåla" just before Hemsjö. Continue on Turbinvägen until the T-junction. Turn right onto Härnäsvägen towards the sign "Ringamåla". Then follow the road over Mörrumsåbroarna and then turn left onto a gravel road signed "P naturreservat 1". Follow the gravel road to the reserve parking lot.For the parking lot at Hovmansbygd on the east side of the river, turn right from road 126 onto Hovmansbygdsvägen at signs for "Hovmansbygd" and "Ebbemåla" (four kilometers before Fridafors). Follow the road and drive over Mörrumsån and into Hovmansbygd. Continue straight ahead in a sharp left turn and follow signs for "Nature Reserve P 300 m" until the reserve parking lot.The nearest bus stops are "Hemsjö" in Hemsjö about 600 meters southwest of the southern parts of the nature reserve and "Fridafors", about six kilometers northwest of the northern parts of the nature reserve.

Regulations

You are welcome to visit Käringahejan, but please note that it is not allowed to

  • digging, drilling, chiseling or otherwise destroying or damaging solid natural objects or surface formations
  • damage stone walls
  • unduly disturb wildlife
  • let dogs run loose
  • damaging growing trees or shrubs or vegetation in general by digging up plants
  • removing dry trees or stumps
  • camping or setting up a caravan or motor home
  • making a fire other than in the designated place
  • using a radio, gramophone, CD player or similar in a disruptive manner
  • use the area for exercises that disturb the public's outdoor life in the reserve
  • attach a board, poster, poster, sign, inscription or similar equipment
  • ride horses and bicycles other than on roads designated for this purpose
  • organize canoeing competitions.

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Länsstyrelsen Blekinge

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