Ideboås' nature reserve

Nature reserve

County: Kronobergs län
6846.2 km away from you

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Description

Ideboås' nature reserve is about 20 hectares big and is located northeast of Älghult. Take a stroll through the shady forest, listen to the rippling stream, and watch the Gray wagtail jump between the rocks. in Ideboås valley can you also find Sweden’s rarest pine tree - the european yew (Taxus baccata). Most parts of the tree are poisonous, so people used to remove them from the animal’s pastures and the meadows. The tree can grow very old, the oldest ones in Europe is around 2500-3000 years old.

The nature reserve’s meadows and pastures are famous for its big diversity of flowers and insects. If you’re very lucky you might find the rare field gentian (Gentianella__campestris). The flower is endangered and protected so it is forbidden to pick it!

If you visit the reserve in the late summer or early autumn, you can find a lot of different types of mushrooms!

Activities And Facilities

Year of protection: 2014/1976

Area: 21 ha

Character: Agricultural landscape, natural pastures, meadow

Municipality: Uppvidinge

Owners: Individuals

Administrator: County Administrative Board in Kronoberg

There is a small parking space and an information sign close to the reserve.

Take the road that goes from Älghult to Högsby. About 7 km northeast of Älghult is a small village named Ideboås. Keep a lookout for a white sign that says “Naturreservat Ideboås”.

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

destroy or damage solid natural objects or surface formations, for example by digging, drilling, painting, chiseling or otherwise damaging rocks, boulders or the like
felling or otherwise damaging living or dead trees and shrubs
pick, damage or dig up herbs, mushrooms, mosses, lichens or other plants, other than picking individual specimens of non-protected species. Berries and edible mushrooms may be picked for domestic use
camping or setting up a caravan or motorhome without the permission of the County Administrative Board
make a fire
put up a board, sign, poster or similar device (temporary signage may be done after permission from the County Administrative Board)
catch or collect insects, shells, worms or other invertebrates (single specimens may be caught for study purposes and then released on the site)
bring in stray pets
disturbing the wildlife, for example by approaching a nesting site or similar
conduct competitions, exercises or camps in the reserve without the permission of the County Administrative Board.

These regulations exclude measures for scientific research that have been approved in advance by the County Administrative Board.

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