• Photo: Länsstyrelsen i Kronobergs län
  • Photo: Länsstyrelsen i Kronobergs län

Höö

  • Nature reserve
  • Near parking
  • Near toilet
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Höö nature reserve contains one of the most species-rich environments in Småland. Nature is a mosaic of meadows, fields, pastures and deciduous forest areas. Höö is an island with a bridge connecting Höö to the mainland. At Lake Möckeln you have good opportunities for walking and outdoor life.

In Gustav Vasa's land register from the year 1553, Höö is mentioned. There have probably been buildings here since the Middle Ages. When other farmers stopped mowing the meadows, the Hörberg family, who have used Höö for generations, continued to mow their meadows. Therefore, the meadow's flora and fauna remain and you can enjoy the rich flowering. It is possible to live on the farm and if you are lucky there is local meat for sale, read more at sagolikahoo.se. The fields and meadows are located in the eastern half of the island where the nutrient-rich diabase route runs. It is also here that the noble deciduous trees and the many herbs thrive best. The diabase heights are delimited by marked slopes, which in some places are pure cliffs. Due to the unique flora on Höö, the Right of Public Access does not apply. There are special rules for this area - read information signs at the nature reserve's car park and in the link below to the county administrative board's (Länsstyrelsen) website.

Free-roaming cattle graze on Lång all summer. Keep your distance from the animals.

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  • Nature reserve

Accessibility

  • Near parking
  • Near toilet

Facts

Year of protection: 1969

Area: 366 ha, of which land area 107 ha

Character: Field, meadow, pasture, deciduous forest

Municipality: Älmhult

Owners: Individuals

Manager: County Administrative Board of Kronoberg

Directions

Directions: From road 23 between Växjö and Älmhult, head west on road 124 towards Liatorp and Ljungby. Turn left in Liatorp towards Diö. In the southern part of Diö there are signs to the right "Höö 5". Turn off here and follow the signs to the reserve. Accessibility: There are hiking trails in the reserve. Orange trail goes mostly through forest and pasture - choose between 1 km in the south or 2 km in the north. Blue trail mostly follows existing roads - 2 km and is "stroller friendly". Remember not to go out on the hay meadows during the spring and until the hay has been harvested.

Regulations

You are welcome to visit the nature reserve, but please note that it is not allowed to:

  1. destroy or damage any fixed natural object or surface formation
  2. affix a board, poster, inscription or other similar device
  3. enter the hay meadows from May 1 until the hay is removed
  4. pick, dig up or otherwise damage flowers, mosses, lichens, fungi and take fruits and seeds or otherwise damage vegetation
  5. disturbing wildlife (mammals and birds), for example, by disturbing a bird's nest, lair, pot or similar
  6. collecting insects, shells or other animals
  7. letting dogs, cats or other animals loose in the area
  8. camping or setting up a caravan, motorhome or similar without the landowner's consent
  9. light a fire
  10. use radios, gramophones, tape recorders and the like in a disruptive manner
  11. drive motorized vehicles or other means of transport other than on the road to the parking lot, Note: The prohibition does not apply to authorized traffic.
  12. park other than in the designated parking lot
  13. damage fences or other devices or leave closed gates or similar open after passage
  14. land on the small islands (all islands included in the reserve except the main island) during April 1 - August 1
  15. operate a boat at a speed greater than 5 knots

Other legislation on what you can do in the forest and land also applies in the nature reserve

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Fine for a walk in the nature.

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