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Fotograf: Erik Nordlind
Photo: Erik Nordlind
Forsby, Naturreservat
- Nature reserve
- County: Kalmar län och Öland
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Description
Forsby nature reserve is divided into three areas of valuable forest. Conifers dominate, but there are also deciduous and swamp forests of various kinds. A wide range of rare plants and animals live in the forests.
Home to many species
Species that need old-growth forests with dead wood are increasingly disappearing. It is the lack of their habitats that makes them struggle in rationally managed woodlands. But in this nature reserve they have a haven. The wood stair moss, stump moss and long-lobed moss thrive on fallen spruces with decaying wood. On the rough bark of coarse oaks, yellow-powdered nail lichen and brown needle lichen protrude their millimeter-long fruiting bodies that sit on stems.
Plants of the forest
The reserve's soil is rich in moss and groves typical of the forest, such as wood anemone, fern and spring pea. Where it is damp, you may come across the small, peculiar goldenrod. The inconspicuous orchid knotweed grows in the reserve's older spruce forests. All these plants are signal species indicating forest worthy of protection.
Populated in the past
There are several ancient remains in Forsby. The oldest are probably from the early Iron Age (500 years before our era - 550 years after our era). In the central area there are two burial grounds. The southern field consists of ten stone circles and the northern field consists of 18 mounds, four doom rings and two stone circles. Significantly younger remains, in the form of an old pit and an overgrown warp pile, can also be seen during your visit.
Activities And Facilities
- Nature reserve
Facts
Year of decision: 2001
Area: 114.9 hectares
Municipality: Västervik
Landowner: Individual
Administrator: Kalmar County Administrative Board
Directions
The reserve is located in the northernmost part of Västervik municipality. Along the E22, about 7 km north of Edsbruk and Västra Ed turn east towards Forsby.
Regulations
In the nature reserve you are not allowed:
- Drive a motorized vehicle.
- Ride, drive a horse and carriage or similar outside designated roads or paths.
- Cycle outside designated roads or paths.
- Camp for more than 24 hours in the same place.
- Making a fire.
- Deliberately disturbing wildlife.
- Bringing dogs or other animals that are not on a leash.
- Removing pieces of bedrock.
- Digging or pulling up plants or plant parts by the roots.
- Damage or remove trees, stumps, bark, branches, bushes or brush that are growing or dead.
- Picking or damaging mosses, lichens or wood fungi.
- erecting a board, sign, poster or similar device or making inscriptions
If you have permission from the County Administrative Board, you may:
- Use the area for competitions or exercises.
- Carry out commercial activities.
After consultation with the County Administrative Board, you may:
- Conduct survey or research.
Full regulations
C. Regulations 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.
In addition to what otherwise applies, it is prohibited to:
- drive motor vehicles.
- riding, driving horse-drawn vehicles or cycling outside the existing road or path.
- camping for more than 24 hours in the same place
- Make a fire.
- Disturbing wildlife.
- Bringing an unleashed dog or other loose pet.
- removing pieces from the bedrock
- Digging or pulling up plants or plant parts by the roots.
- Damage or remove growing or dead trees, stumps, bark, branches, bushes or brush.
- Picking or damaging wood fungi, mosses or lichens.
- Put up a board, sign, poster, poster or similar device or make an inscription.
- Without the permission of the county administrative board, use the area for competition or training purposes.
- conduct commercial activities without the permission of the county administrative board
- Conduct surveys or research without consulting the county administrative board.
Contact
Email address
Per Markus Jönsson
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