Storasjö nature reserve

Year of protection: 1985/2013

Area: 1058/1432 ha

Character: Forest landscape, wetland complex, Quaternary landforms, lake

Municipality: Uppvidinge

Owners: Individuals and the state/Naturvårdsverket

Manager: County Administrative Board in Kronoberg

There is a parking space in connection to the reserve.

From Lenhovda: There are signs where road 28/31 passes through Lenhovda that shows the way towards “Herråkra” and “Naturreservat Stora sjö”. Drive about 7 km and turn left after the village Hult. There is a white sign with “Stora Sjö naturreservat” written on it. Follow that road for about 2 km.

From Växjö: Follow road 25 east until you get to Furuby. Turn left in Furuby and drive towards Herråkra. Pass the villages Attsjö, continue for 5 km and then turn right and drive towards Herråkra. When you get to Herråkra turn left and then almost immedetly turn right and drive towards Lenhovda. After about 3 km you turn left at the white sign that says “Stora Sjö naturreservat”.

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

1. damage natural objects or surface formations, for example by digging, drilling, painting or chiseling,
2. cut down or otherwise damage living or dead standing or fallen trees and bushes
3. picking, damaging or digging up herbs, fungi, lichens and mosses or other plants, other than picking individual specimens of non-designated species. Berries and edible mushrooms may be picked for domestic use,
4. collecting insects, shells, worms or other invertebrates, other than single specimens of non protected species
5. drive or park a motorized vehicle or trailer other than on a designated road and parking space,
6. drive motorized vehicles on water and ice,
7. staying overnight in a motorhome or caravan
8. put up a board, sign, poster, fence, birdhouse, art object or similar without the County Administrative Board's approval,
9. conduct competitions, exercises, camps or similar without the approval of the County Administrative Board,
10. disturb or damage wildlife, for example, through foolish behavior at a nest or playground,
11. use a music system, musical instrument or similar device in a disruptive manner

Measures for scientific research that have been approved in advance by the County Administrative Board are excluded from these regulations.

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