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Stora Vickleby, Naturvårdsområde

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  • Valuable nature
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Description

The calcareous soils of Stora Alvaret have been grazed for millennia, giving rise to a peculiar flora and fauna. Many people make a pilgrimage to Vicklebyalvaren in the spring to admire the sumptuous flowers.

Flower viewing

Vicklebyalvaren attracts many flower lovers. In May, a sea of orchids spreads out. Adam's and Eve's and Saint Peter's keys are particularly abundant, and together with cowslips, they color the alvar in yellow, pink and violet. Later in the season, marsh marigold and the rare honeyflower bloom on the wet meadows of the alvar.

Rich in birds

For those who want to watch birds, Lindskärren is recommended. In spring and early summer, waders such as redshanks, curlews, lapwings, greater sandpipers and ringed plovers can be seen in and around the marshes. Sometimes you can also see marsh pipit.

Geological formation

In the eastern parts of the reserve, a strange landscape emerges - the Resmo zone. Here the limestone bedrock has cracked, collapsed and formed a karst depression. In the depression, water has eroded limestone into pits and ridges and underground streams.

Inhabited for a long time

Humans have lived and worked on Öland for the past 5000 years. There are several ancient remains in the reserve, such as the intriguing altar stone with its ship's settlement. There are also old roads, house foundations and stone walls.

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Activities And Facilities

  • Nature reserve
  • Valuable nature

Facts

Stora Vickleby alvar

Year of decision: 1997

Area: 660 hectares

Municipality: Mörbylånga

Landowner: Individual

Administrator: Kalmar County Administrative Board

Lilla Vickleby alvar

Year of decision: 1999

Area: 613 hectares

Municipality: Mörbylånga

Landowner: Individual

Administrator: Kalmar County Administrative Board

The reserves are located within the World Heritage Site of Southern Öland's cultivated landscape

Directions

A large communal parking lot with picnic tables and information is located east of Vickleby church along road 136.

Regulations

In Stora and Lilla Vickleby nature reserve you are not allowed:

  • Drive a motorized vehicle.
  • Camp more than one night in the same place.
  • Bring a dog or other animal that is not on a leash.
  • Make a fire.
  • Hunting, killing, capturing or harming wild mammals, amphibians, reptiles or birds.
  • Remove or damage eggs or nests.
  • Deliberately disturbing wildlife.
  • Damage or remove trees or shrubs that are growing or dead.
  • Digging or pulling up plants or plant parts by the roots.
  • Collect loose rocks or remove pieces of bedrock.
  • Using the area for an orienteering competition or similar.
  • Damaging fencing (e.g. fences or barriers).
  • Damaging ancient monuments (e.g. stone walls, cairns, etc.).

Full regulations

Full regulations for Stora Vickleby nature reserve

C. Regulations under Section 10 of the Nature Conservation Act on what the public must observe in the nature reserve.

Within the area it is forbidden to:

  1. drive a motorized vehicle
  2. camp more than one night in the same place.
  3. bring an unleashed dog or other loose pet.
  4. start a fire
  5. hunt, kill, capture or injure wild mammals, amphibians, reptiles or birds, remove or damage eggs or nests or otherwise disturb wildlife
  6. damage or remove growing or dead trees and shrubs
  7. digging or pulling up plants or plant parts by their roots
  8. collecting loose rocks or breaking off pieces of bedrock
  9. use the area for orienteering or similar events
  10. damaging fences
  11. damage ancient monuments

Full regulations for Lilla Vickleby nature reserve

C. Regulations under Section 10 of the Nature Conservation Act on what the public must observe in the nature conservation area.

Within the area it is forbidden to:

  1. drive a motorized vehicle
  2. camp more than one night in the same place.
  3. bring an unleashed dog or other loose pet.
  4. start a fire
  5. hunt, kill, capture or injure wild mammals, amphibians, reptiles or birds, remove or damage eggs or nests or otherwise disturb wildlife
  6. damage or remove growing or dead trees and shrubs
  7. digging or pulling up plants or plant parts by their roots
  8. collecting loose rocks or breaking off pieces of bedrock
  9. use the area for orienteering or similar events
  10. damaging fences
  11. damage ancient monuments.

Contact

Email address

Per Markus Jönsson

per-markus.jonsson@lansstyrelsen.se

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