Östergötlands län
Just south of Klockrike is Ättorpa oak pasture. In the pasture there are a number of very old and rough oaks with interesting cavities. Some of the oaks may be as old as up to 500 years old. It is exciting to stroll around the pasture and take a closer look…
Up on a height is a thick spruce with a circumference of about 310 cm. The surrounding forest has previously been felled, but around the large spruce a grove has been saved. The spruce is a break in an otherwise monotonous environment and can act as a refug…
The natural monument protected oak at Brunneby is large and vibrant. The oak stands alone on a meadow visible far and wide. The circumference is about 600 cm. The tree is huge, with a funnel-like, very beautiful crown. There are dead branches in the crown a…
The natural monument protected oak at Åstad is large and viable with a crown. The oak has a circumference of about 530 cm. There are holes that can be used by birds as a habitat. Signal spieces of lichen grow on the trunk which indicate high natural values.…
At the shores of Lake Vättern, a giant oak grows that is protected as a natural monument. The oak is about 30 m high and about 480 cm in circumference! It is an old oak that may well be 200 - 300 years old. Old large trees are of great importance to many sp…
A beautiful old natural monument protected oak stands in the overgrown park which is now an herb-rich deciduous grove. The oak has a circumference of about 580 cm. A large part of the trunk has lost its bark. There are holes that can be used by birds as a h…
A pine tree formed by the whims of nature into the letter H. (updated 2022-07-05/eb)
At Vätternsstrand by Norra Freberga, two pines grow that are protected by natural monuments. The eastern of the two has a circumference of about 325 cm. The pine has a lot of dry branches but is healthy and vigorous. Natural monuments can be partly individu…
At Vätternsstrand by Norra Freberga, two pines grow that are protected by natural monuments. The western of the two has a circumference of about 305 cm. The pine has a lot of dry branches but is healthy and vigorous. There is also a tick (Porodaedalea pini)…
Stubba oak pasture is surrounded by cornfields and falu-red buildings with white knots in traditional farm environments. From the bedrock in the hilly small pasture you have a beautiful view of the surroundings with Kristbergs church on the horizon. The gna…
In Fålehagen, just behind the archery range, there is this newly constructed wetland, or rather there are three small ponds and a larger one. These were created to benefit aquatic organisms such as amphibians and insects. The ponds were quickly filled with…
Omberg's giant oaks are found in a 16-hectare area. There are around forty centuries-old oaks. With clear felling and grazing animals, Sveaskog is recreating a grazing landscape similar to that which existed more than 150 years ago. Many unusual wood insect…
Before fertilizers and new farming methods modernized agriculture, meadows were a common feature of the Swedish landscape. This is reflected in the saying "meadow is the mother of fields", an expression that also says a lot about how agriculture worked righ…
North of the Orräng farm, half a kilometer southwest of Grebo church, there are several very valuable oak fields. Some parts are of a more forested nature while other parts are grazed. In the area there are a large number of very large oaks with a rich lich…
Ingelstorps hage is a vast and scenic pasture located just southwest of Bersbo. The larger northeastern part of the pasture is completely open, without any shrub or tree layer, except for a few deciduous groves of alder and birch. The terrain is very hilly…
