Nature reserve

Granholmen

Nature reserve

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Description

Where Granholmen island is highest, it reaches 10 metres a s l. It features both undisturbed spruce forest with large quantities of fallen dead wood and sparsely forested areas of exposed bedrock. Some cottages stand around a bay on the west side of the island. The area is 1.1 square kilometres in size and there is a ban on snowmobiling.

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Facts

Municipality: Kalix

Year of formation: 1997

Size: 1.1 square kilometers

Administrator: County Administrative Board

Form of protection: Nature reserve, Natura 2000

Communications

Granholmen island lies near the southeast shore of Rånön island, about 8 kilometres southwest of Storön island.

Directions

Granholmen is located near the southeastern shore of Rånön, about 8 kilometers southwest of Storön.

Regulations

All regulations can be found in the reserve decision. It is allowed to:

  • camping
  • hiking
  • make a fire, but not directly on rocks. Remember to bring your own firewood!
  • pick berries and edible mushrooms
  • fish and hunt in accordance with the laws in force

It is not allowed to drive snowmobiles on the island or to damage plant and animal life. Remember the right of public access and protect nature!

Contact

Email address

Länsstyrelsen Norrbotten

norrbotten@lansstyrelsen.se

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