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Fotograf: Per-Markus Jönsson
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Storö, Naturreservat
- Nature reserve
- County: Kalmar län och Öland
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Description
In the nature reserve you can experience windswept pine forests, ancient granite cliffs and bird-rich bays and skerries. The nature is perfect for swimming, beach picnics and relaxing walks through berry-rich old-growth forests.
Nature of the islands
Blueberry-rich rocky pine forests spread out on the reserve's larger islands. The oldest pines are around 200 years old. In exposed positions, the trees are crooked, tamed by weather and wind. A range of organisms live in the old pines, from ospreys and water crows to relict bucks and other beetles. Between the rocky outcrops are hollows with small bogs adorned with water hemlock, tufa and cranberries.
Bird island
Långa grund and Skomakareskär are two low skerries frequented by gulls, gulls and terns. Breeding birds include eider, black-headed gull, herring gull, common tern and sandwich tern. If you're lucky, you might spot a common tern, which is a regular visitor to the area.
Interesting geology
On the reserve's islands you can walk on 1.8 billion-year-old Småland granite. In several places you can see fine ice grooves in the bare granite slopes. The grooves were formed when rocks frozen in the ice sheet scraped against the rocks. The land uplift that followed when the land was freed from the enormous weight of the ice is also evident in the area. Many of the former bays are now enclosed lakes or even marshland.
Lagoons and shallow bays
More than half of the reserve's surface is covered by water. In shallow bays, flats and glades, aquatic plants spread out in dense meadows. These underwater meadows are home to shells, crustaceans and
insects. These small animals feed fish, fish fry and seabirds. The waters around the islands are also valuable spawning grounds for fish such as pike, perch and roach.
Activities And Facilities
- Nature reserve
Facts
Decision year: 2016 (1996)
Area: 452 hectares of which 125.6 hectares is land
Municipality: Oskarshamn
Landowner: Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
Manager: Kalmar County Administrative Board
Directions
The island is located about 6 km S Oskarshamn and about 3 km N Påskallavik. It can only be reached by own boat. Suitable additional sites are available in several places. At Flundregatan along the northwestern shore of the island there is a good natural harbor with prepared mooring facilities.
Regulations
In the nature reserve you are not allowed:
- During April 1 - July 31, you may not land on or be closer than 100 meters from the shoreline. This applies to the areas marked on the map that you can see further down the page, or on site in the reserve.
- Drive any vehicle or craft.
- Driving a hydrocopter.
- Driving a jet ski or water skiing.
- Driving a motorboat or other motorized craft in the water area at a speed greater than 5 knots.
- mooring a houseboat or similar
- camping
- riding a horse
- Bringing a dog or other animal that is not on a leash.
- erecting a board, sign, poster or similar device or making inscriptions
- Making a fire.
- Damage or remove fixed natural objects or surface formations.
- Collecting loose rocks or removing pieces of bedrock.
- Digging, pulling up or picking plants or plant parts. You may pick berries and edible mushrooms.
- Damage ancient monuments (such as stone walls, cairns, etc.).
- Damage or remove trees, stumps, bark, branches, shrubs or brushwood that are growing or dead.
- Hunting, killing, capturing or harming wild mammals, amphibians, reptiles or birds.
- Remove or damage eggs or nests.
- Deliberately disturbing wildlife.
- Marking out tracks or setting up orienteering controls.
- Use the area for competitions or exercises.
- Carrying out commercial activities.
After consultation with the County Administrative Board, you may:
- Conduct survey or research.
Full regulations
C. Regulations under Section 10 of the Nature Conservation Act on what the public must observe within the nature reserve.
In addition to what otherwise applies, it is prohibited to
- during the period April 1 to July 31, enter Skomakareskär or stay closer than 100 m from its shoreline (area marked with a dashed line on the decision map),
- drive any type of vehicle or craft within the land area,
- operate a jet ski or hydrocopter, water ski or motorboat at a speed greater than 5 knots
- mooring a houseboat
- camping
- riding a horse
- bring an unleashed dog or other stray pet
- affix a board, sign, inscription, poster or similar device,
- make a fire
- destroy, remove or damage any fixed natural object or surface formation
- collect loose stones or remove pieces from the bedrock
- digging up or picking plants or parts of plants, except for berries and edible mushrooms
- damage fixed ancient monuments
- damage or remove growing or dead trees, stumps, bark, branches, bushes or reeds
- hunt, kill, capture or injure wild mammals, amphibians, reptiles or birds, remove or damage eggs or nests or otherwise disturb wildlife
- mark out tracks or organize orienteering
- use the area for competition or training purposes
- carry out commercial activities.
Surveys or research must be carried out in consultation with the County Administrative Board.
Contact
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