Slättagärde, Naturreservat

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Slättagärde is a wooded hill where oak trees dominate. The trees are between 100 and 200 years old. Many unusual species, especially lichens, mosses and fungi, have found their home here.
Old broadleaf forest is a species-rich environment and many unusual species have found their home here in the old oak forest. Slättagärde borders one of the Åkulla beech forests, one of Sweden's foremost beech forest areas.

Mosses and lichens on the trunks

Many tree trunks, both dead and alive, are covered with various mosses. One example is the felling moss, which is shiny green with light-colored branch tips. Lichens also grow on the trunks, and one of the more spectacular is the lungwort. It has large lobes that are beautifully bright green in damp weather. Large bud lichen is a crustose lichen that grows tightly pressed against the substrate. It is dark green with small orange fruiting bodies that are best seen with a magnifying glass.

Dead wood is important

Many of the rare species in the forest depend on dead wood. The decaying wood attracts beetles and other insects, which in turn become food for birds such as woodpeckers. In this way, dead wood becomes life-giving!

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Facts

Dominant habitat type: Deciduous forest

Municipality: Varberg

Area: 26.4 hectares

Protected since: 2002

Owner: Private

Trustee: County Administrative Board

Directions

Slättagärde is located in Varberg municipality.Public transportation: Bus stop "Ästad"Directions: From road 154 between Falkenberg and Ullared take towards Sibbarp and then towards Ästad. At Ästad, take the road east and turn right after 200 meters. When the road then splits, keep left. There is no parking lot, so you are responsible for ensuring that your car is not in the way or parked inappropriately.

Regulations

To protect the nature reserve, the County Administrative Board has decided on special regulations, including those that you as a visitor to the area must follow and respect.

In addition to what applies under other legislation, it is forbidden to:

  • damage living or dead standing or lying trees and shrubs and damage the vegetation in general, e.g. by digging up plants,
  • digging or otherwise destroying or damaging solid natural objects or surface formations
  • driving motorized vehicles or off-road bicycles or parking other than in the designated place,
  • affix a board, poster, poster, sign, inscription or similar device, and
  • mark trails, organize orienteering or competitions that may disturb the natural environment.

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Kontakta reservatsförvaltningen för frågor, synpunkter och felanmälan.

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Länsstyrelsen i Hallands län

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