Mörbylånga - Öland
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Fotograf: Johan Jansson
Photo: Johan Jansson
Åby sandbackar, Naturreservat
- Nature reserve
- County: Kalmar län och Öland
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Description
At first glance, the Åby sandy slopes look like any other island pasture. But this is a rare piece of nature - the open sandy areas are home to a large number of rare and endangered plants and animals.
Valuable grazing
For several hundred years, Åby sand hills have been characterized by grazing and farming. Exposed sand has been continuously created, which has favored an exclusive flora of sandy soil plants. Plants such as tufted saxifrage, sand fescue and groundsel can therefore be regarded as a piece of living cultural history.
Rare fungi and insects
The reserve is home to Europe's largest known population of the steppe ground star. The rarities also include its relative the dwarf ground star. Earthstars are smoky mushrooms, which you may be lucky enough to see in late summer and fall. The sandy pasture is also home to a wide variety of insects. For example, there are plenty of bees and stinging insects living in sandy patches created by the animals' footsteps. The reserve is also home to a number of rare dung beetles.
Restoration of sandy habitats
Sunlit, bare sand is in short supply in today's landscape and many sand-dwelling animals and plants have therefore become very rare. To restore exposed sand, several management measures will be implemented in the reserve.
The plants and animals that live in Åby sand hills may be rare, but they need disturbance on the ground! You don't need to be afraid to walk on the ground - quite the opposite!
Activities And Facilities
- Nature reserve
Facts
Decision year: 2009
Area: 25 hectares
Municipality: Mörbylånga
Landowner: Individual
Administrator: Kalmar County Administrative Board
The reserve is located within the World Heritage Site of Southern Öland's cultivated landscape
Directions
The reserve is located southeast of Gårdby on eastern Öland. The reserve can be reached by car from Sandby.
Regulations
In the nature reserve you are not allowed:
- Drive a motorized vehicle.
- Park a motor vehicle, caravan or trailer.
- Camp for more than 24 hours in the same place.
- Climb trees with nests.
- Being close to a bird of prey nest, lair or burrow.
- Deliberately disturbing wildlife.
- Bringing a dog, or other animal, that is not on a leash.
- Making a fire.
- Digging or pulling up vascular plants.
If you have received permission from the County Administrative Board, you may:
- Set traps to collect insects which are then killed.
After consultation with the County Administrative Board, you may:
- Conduct survey or research.
- Set traps to collect insects which are then killed.
- Deliberately destroy or remove piles of droppings from the area (with regard to dung beetles).
Full regulations
C. Regulations for the public according to Chapter 7, Section 30 of the Environmental Code on the right to travel and stay in the reserve and on order in general within the reserve.
It is forbidden to enter the reserve:
- drive motor vehicles.
- Set up a motor vehicle, caravan or trailer.
- camping for more than one day in the same place
- climbing trees, staying close to a bird of prey's nest, lair or pot, or otherwise deliberately damaging or disturbing wildlife
- bring an unleashed dog or other loose pet
- making a fire
- digging or pulling up vascular plants
It is forbidden to dig or pull up vascular plants without the permission of the County Administrative Board:
- Collect insects with traps that kill.
It is prohibited without consultation with the County Administrative Board:
- conduct survey or research.
- in addition to what applies under C 8, capture or collect insects where the animals are killed
- Turning over or deliberately destroying piles of droppings with regard to the area's dung beetles.
Species observations from activities carried out under C 8, 9 or 10 must be documented and reported via www.artportalen.se or to the County Administrative Board.
The regulations under C do not apply to owners or holders of special rights to property or holders of other rights.
Contact
Email address
Per Markus Jönsson
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