Mörbylånga - Öland
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Fotograf: Anna Lindberg
Photo: Anna Lindberg
Västerstads almlund, Naturreservat
- Nature reserve
- County: Kalmar län och Öland
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Description
Västerstad's elm grove is probably a remnant of the large, continuous coastal broadleaf forest that once stretched from Borgholm in the north to Smedby in the south.
The rise and fall of Almlunden
Just over 200 years ago, Västerstad's elm grove was a forest meadow dominated by oak and lime. In the early 1800s, the elm immigrated and crowded out existing tree species. The grove has been allowed to develop freely for more than 100 years, apart from some sparse felling. Until recently, the grove was the largest in the country and had very high natural values for the living trees. At that time, the grove consisted of a mixture of several tree species, of which ash and elm were the most common. The forest was tall and varied with trees of different ages. Some of the oldest elms were around 150 years old. In the early 2000s, the tree diseases Dutch elm disease and ash dieback spread to the area, causing the death of the vast majority of the elms and ash trees in the area. As a result, the forest has a completely new look. Dead fallen trees are now everywhere you look and the remaining trees, including oak, have been given plenty of room to grow. Under the remaining screen of living trees, the bushes are now thickening and maples are beginning to establish themselves.
Herbs and birds
The large number of dead trees favors many species that depend on both lying and standing dead trees. The ground flora is rich in species and in the spring consists mainly of white and yellow anemone, swallow-wort and corn marigold. In summer, woodland bells, meadowsweet and dog's-foot trefoil take over, with hints of bluebells and lily of the valley. The remaining old living trees have plenty of ivy climbing in them. Some thirty bird species nest in the grove: chaffinch, starling, warbler, stone curlew, goldfinch, nightingale and others. The rare species wood pigeon and rosefinch also nest here and with a bit of luck, visitors can sometimes hear the whistling of the summer wren in the early morning at the end of May.
Activities And Facilities
- Nature reserve
Facts
Year of decision: 1989
Area: 12 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
Almlunden is located in Övra Västerstad. Just south of Bjärby turn off towards Hammarby and Degerhamn. After about 1.6 km, the reserve is located on the east side of the road, opposite the large farm. The path in the reserve has been removed due to the risk of falling trees.
Regulations
In the nature reserve you are not allowed:
- Damage or remove fixed natural objects or surface formations.
- Pick flowers.
- Pick or damage mosses, lichens or wood fungi.
- Damage or remove trees, stumps, bark, branches, shrubs or brush that are growing or dead.
- Hunt, kill, capture or injure wild mammals, amphibians, reptiles or birds.
- Remove or damage eggs or nests.
- Deliberately disturbing wildlife.
- Collect insects.
- Bringing dogs that are not on a leash.
- Driving a motorized vehicle off designated roads or trails.
- Making a fire.
- Camping, setting up a caravan or similar.
- Use the area for competitions or exercises.
If you have received permission from the County Administrative Board, you may:
- Conduct surveys 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 forbidden to
- destroy, remove or damage fixed natural objects or surface formations
- pick flowers, fungi, mosses or lichens
- damage or remove growing or dead trees, stumps, bark, bushes or reeds
- hunt, kill, capture or injure wild mammals, amphibians, reptiles or birds, remove or damage eggs or nests or otherwise disturb wildlife
- collecting insects
- bring an unleashed dog
- drive a motorized vehicle, or park other than in a specially arranged parking space.
- make a fire,
- camp, set up a caravan or similar,
- use the area for competition or exercise purposes and
- conduct scientific research without the permission of the County Administrative Board.
The above-mentioned regulations under C do not apply to measures that are required for the implementation of investigation or research for which the County Administrative Board has given permission.
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Per Markus Jönsson
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