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Prästgårdsängens nature reserve has been established for its value for outdoor life, but also to preserve an old-fashioned agricultural landscape. Here you can walk along the Ljungbyån river through flower-rich pastures. If you're really lucky, you might se…
Mighty oaks, unusual beetles and a rich cultural history. These are parts of Björnö Nature Reserve, an international-class excursion destination close to urban areas! Historic land Björnö Nature Reserve is part of the manor landscape that has long been part…
Horsö-Värsnäs is an easily accessible nature reserve that offers experiences of various kinds. Here you can jog on the jogging track, swim among the waves or follow the Kalmarsundsleden trail through Horsö's beautiful oak groves. Keep your eyes and ears ope…
There is a lot to see and do on Svinö! Take a long forest walk along the path that winds around the island. From the path you can make detours down to the sea, where there are flower-rich beach meadows and bathing areas. The birdlife on and around the islan…
This small reserve was established as early as 1921 to preserve a beech-only forest. The forest has basically looked after itself over the years, which means that other tree species have also found their way here. But beech still dominates, almost 100 years…
In this reserve you have the chance to see harbor seals. The Värnanäs archipelago is one of the few places in the Baltic Sea where there is a harbor seal colony. The reserve is also a good place for birdwatching. Valuable for seals The Värnanäs archipelago…
This nature reserve protects two areas of lush deciduous forest for the future. The forest is home to a diversity of birds, plants, lichens, mosses and fungi. In the past, the land was farmed by the people from the 18th-century farm Vinterbo. Here they let…
The nature reserve contains interesting geological remains such as beach ridges and embankments. The remains testify to periods when meltwater from the ice sheet formed earlier stages of the Baltic Sea. Mighty ridge The reserve is located on Nybroåsen, sout…
Bokenäs was protected as a natural monument as early as 1921 and became a nature reserve in 1967. The reserve's forest contains old and rough beech trees. The decaying trees are very valuable as they are home to many different insects, fungi and lichens. Ch…
Pastures with pollarded lime trees spread out around the medieval Lindö farm. Fine footpaths wind through the old farmland, past small fields with well-made stone walls and rough pasture oaks. The trees are home to the leatherback beetle and other unusual b…
Bokhultet's beech forest is home to a number of unusual plants and animals. The forest is home to beech trees that were already sprouting in the 19th century. The old trees are crooked and twisted and contribute to the special character of the reserve. Tree…
Värnanäs is one of northern Europe's finest oak landscapes. It is home to a large number of old oak trees with a wide range of threatened species associated with them. The nature reserve also has grazed coastal meadows and extensive wetlands that further co…
