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Tärnö-Yttre Ekö, Naturreservat

Nature reserve

County: Blekinge län
6861.05 km away from you

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Description

From the highest point on Tärnö, Drakaberget, you can see more than half of the Blekinge coastline. There are walking trails around the island and the island offers excellent swimming.

Tärnö is in fact two nature reserves, created in 1980 and 1988. They cover four separate parts of Tärnö and the eastern part of the island Yttre Ekö. Tärnö is located on the outermost edge of the Hällaryd archipelago and is its largest island.

The nature is varied with rocky outcrops, shingle beaches, broadleaf woodland, overgrown grazing land, former arable land and sandy beaches. Fiskgökaeken is the name of a hollow oak tree hundreds of years old, one of many large, ancient oaks on Tärnö High up on the southern headland of the island there is an eight-sided lighthouse built entirely in wood, dating from 1910.

The island is a popular tourist destination in the summer and has services in the form of a guest marina, a shop, restaurant and holiday cottage rental. The easiest way to reach the island is on the archipelago boats from Karlshamn or Matvik.

The rules for the nature reserve are shown in the link below, but, for example, dogs must be kept on a lead, you may not light fires other than in a place designated for the purpose, damage living or dead trees and bushes, or vegetation in general by digging up plants, or pitch a tent or moor a boat for more than 48 hours.

Source: County Administrative Board

Activities And Facilities

Year of protection: 1980 and 1988, modification and extension in 2021

Municipality: Karlshamn

Character: Archipelago island, oak forest, rocky ground, shingle field, sandy beach

Area: 112.8 hectares, of which 36.8 hectares are land and 76.0 hectares water

Landowner: Private

Manager: Blekinge County Administrative Board

Type of protection: Nature reserve and Natura 2000

• Tärnö is the outermost island in the Hällaryd archipelago. Tärnö can only be accessed by boat.

You are welcome to visit Tärnö-Yttre Ekö, but please note that it is not allowed to

relocate or remove soil or stone, drill, hack, blast, carve, dig, paint or otherwise damage rock, soil or stone, on land or in water
damaging stone walls, cairns or other cultural heritage sites
deliberately damage or disturb wildlife
capture or collect plants, fungi or animals in such a way as to damage or destroy their biotopes or reproductive habitats
damage living or dead, standing or lying trees and shrubs, remove or burn dead wood
digging up or pulling up plants
pick mosses, lichens or wood-living fungi, other than what is reasonably necessary for species identification. However, edible mushrooms may be picked for personal use, provided they are not protected
planting, sowing or spreading plants, animals, fungi or other organisms
cycle other than on existing roads and paths, and then only in ways that do not cause wear and tear on the land, disturb nature or other outdoor activities in the area
camping or otherwise setting up camp for more than 2 days
light fires or use barbecues, other than in specially prepared barbecue areas
idling the engine (for more than 1 minute) or using a motorized charger.

Without permission from the county administrative board, you may not

carry out scientific surveys involving sampling, marking, trapping, installation of equipment or any form of impact on plant or animal life. Collecting by destructive methods, such as destroying substrates, is prohibited
using the area for competitions, exercises, events or other organized activities that may disturb nature or the public's outdoor life
put up a board, poster, poster, sign, box, fence, trail marking, inscription or similar device, other than temporarily (maximum 1 week) in connection with hunting or in connection with organized outdoor activities.