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Falsterbohalvöns havsområde, Naturreservat

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The coastal waters around Falsterboön, or Falsterbo Peninsula as it is often called, is a sandy area with no equivalent in Sweden. The shapes of the beaches are constantly changing due to wind, waves and currents. The shallow sandy bottoms, the eelgrass beds and the high water turnover create conditions for a rich biological life. During the summer, bathers flock to the white sandy beaches.
Up on the Falsterbo peninsula there are seven more nature reserves to explore: Kämpinge beach bath, Ljungskogen-Ljunghusens beach bath, Skanörs ljung, Måkläppen, Flommen, Skanörs höll and Norra ljunghusen. When there is an overlap, both reserves' regulations apply.

Water and wind

Water and wind constantly reshape the beaches around the entire coastal strip. Lagoons and reefs form and disappear. The shallow bottoms with their sandbanks and lush eelgrass beds create conditions for rich plant and animal life. The eelgrass is the nursery ground for cod, flatfish, eel and sea bream, and is Sweden's most important breeding ground for turbot. The eelgrass beds are also home to a rich fauna of small shrimps, bristle worms and shells. Herring and garfish spawn in the coastal area.

Migratory birds

Thousands of birds pass through here during spring and fall. In addition to being a resting place, the Falsterbo peninsula is also important for nesting and wintering. Swans and ducks graze on the eelgrass, waders are seen on the beaches and in the shallow waters, and other birds, including cormorants, dive for food in deeper waters.

Seagull Cape - the peninsula of seals

Surrounded by the sea area of the Falsterbo peninsula is the nature reserve Måkläppen Link to another website.. The long, narrow sandy reef of Måkläppen is home to the country's only colony of both harbor and gray seals. For gray seals, it is also the only haul-out site in the southern Baltic Sea. The grey seal is our largest seal species and can be around three meters long. The harbor seal is much smaller. Both seal species can be seen lying on land in small groups, but the harbor seal always keeps a certain distance from its neighbor. It is mainly harbor seals that give birth to their pups in the area.

Wreckage washed ashore

In the coastal waters around the Falsterbo peninsula there are shipwrecks that bear witness to the busy traffic that has taken place here since the Middle Ages. Occasionally, wrecks and wreckage can be exposed or washed ashore, for example on Måkläppen.

**Please note that in parts of the Falsterbo peninsula's marine area and adjacent reserves, access is prohibited during certain parts of the year.

In English

Welcome to Falsterbohalvöns havsområde Nature Reserve

The waves and currents are constantly reshaping the beaches around the Falsterbo peninsula. Lagoons and sand banks form and then disappear. The shallow waters, with their sand banks and green fields of eelgrass, create the conditions for a rich biodiversity. The eelgrass provides shelter for cod, flatfish, eel and lumpfish, and this is Sweden's most important reproductive environment for turbot. Herring and garfish spawn in the coastal area.

Thousands of birds pass the peninsula during spring and autumn. The area also provides an important habitat during breeding season and a site where winter can be spent. Sweden's only colony of both harbor seal and grey seal is found on Måkläppen. It is also the only resting place in the southern Baltic for the grey seal. The grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) is our largest species of seal and can grow to just over three meters in length. The harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) is smaller. Both seal species can be seen lying in groups up on land, but the harbour seal always maintains a certain distance from its neighbor.

The coastal waters contain shipwrecks that are proof of the lively traffic that has moved through the area since the middle ages.

The Falsterbohalvöns havsområde Nature Reserve comprises the waters around the
Falsterbo Peninsula. Where the marine areas overlaps within one of the Nature Reserves on Falsterbo Peninsula - Kämpinge strandbad, Ljungskogen-Ljunghusens strandbad, Skanörs ljung, Måkläppen, Flommen, Skanör Höll or Norra Ljunghusen - the regulations of both reserves apply.

Regulations

Within Falsterbohalvöns havsområde Nature Reserve it is forbidden to:

  • wind or kitesurf throughout the whole year within areas on the map marked with red or green stripes, and during the period 1 March - 1 July within the area indicated by red dots,
  • operate watercraft at speeds exceeding 5 knots within the areas on the map marked with red stripes or red dots,
  • operate watercraft at speeds exceeding 10 knots within the areas on the map marked with blue squares or green stripes,
  • operate or launch water scooter, jet ski or similar watercraft in areas outside general navigable waterways. The rules do not forbid launching of water scooter or jet ski in Skanör harbor for the shortest route towards general navigable waterway no. 205 Drogden-Blenheim SJÖFS 1988:5, or launching in the Falsterbo channel for continued journey on general navigable waterway no. 206, SJÖFS 1988:5.

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Activities And Facilities

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Facts

Established: 1992

Size: 41399 hectares

Municipality: Vellinge

Administrator: County Administrative Board of Skåne

Protection type: Nature reserve and Natura 2000

Directions

Walk, cycle, take public transport or drive here. Map and directions via Google maps or coordinates (WGS84).

Regulations

**Within the area, special rules and restrictions apply to the right of public access.

For example, it is forbidden to:

  • windsurfing or kitesurfing during all year in the areas marked with red or green shading in map annexes 1a-1f
  • windsurfing or kitesurfing from March 1 to July 1 in the area indicated by complete red color in map annexes 1a-1f
  • operate a vessel at sea at a speed of more than 5 knots within the areas indicated by red shading or solid red color in map annexes 1a-1f
  • operate a craft at sea at a speed exceeding 10 knots in the areas indicated by blue-ruby marking or green shading in map Annexes 1a-1f
  • operate or launch personal watercraft, jet skis or similar craft other than in public fairways. The regulation does not prevent the launching of personal watercraft or jet skis in the port of Skanör for the shortest route to the public fairway No. 205 Drogden-Blenheim SJÖFS 1988:5 or launching in the Falsterbo Canal for further travel in this public fairway; No. 206, SJÖFS 1988:5.

Map appendices 1a-1f, Falsterbo Peninsula sea area Pdf, 2.8 MB, opens in new window

**Note that the Falsterbo Peninsula marine area contains several smaller nature reserves. Within these, in addition to the Falsterbohalvön marine area's regulations, local regulations also apply for each area.

Overview map, nature reserves within the Falsterbo Peninsula marine area Pdf, 351 kB, opens in new window

Overview map, no trespassing in the Falsterbo Peninsula marine area Pdf, 323.8 kB, opens in new window

It is important to note that this is only a selection of the rules.

Full regulations for visitors

Here are the full regulations for the Falsterbo Peninsula marine area and the reserves within the area.

Falsterbo Peninsula marine area

In addition to regulations and prohibitions in other laws and regulations, it is forbidden to:

  1. windsurfing or kitesurfing throughout the year in the areas marked with red or green shading on map annexes 1a-1f, Falsterbohalvöns havsområde, and from March 1 to July 1 in the area marked with solid red color,
  2. operate a vessel at sea at a speed of more than 5 knots within the areas indicated by red hatching or solid red color on map annexes 1a-1f, Falsterbo Peninsula marine area,
  3. operate a vessel at sea at a speed of more than 10 knots in the areas indicated by blue-red markings or green shading on map Annexes 1a-1f, Falsterbohalvöns havsområde
  4. drive or launch personal watercraft, jet skis or similar craft other than in public fairways. The regulation does not prevent the launching of jet skis or personal watercraft in the port of Skanör for the shortest route to the public fairway No. 205 Drogden-Blenheim SJÖFS 1988:5 or launching in the Falsterbo Canal for continued travel in this public fairway; No. 206, SJÖFS 1988:5.

Map appendices 1a-1f, Falsterbo Peninsula sea area Pdf, 2.8 MB, opens in new window

Kämpinge beach bath

In addition to regulations and prohibitions in other laws and regulations, it is prohibited to:

  1. camping or setting up equipment for overnight stays
  2. use music or sound equipment in a disruptive or noisy manner,
  3. drive a motorized vehicle off the road or parking lot,
  4. park outside designated parking spaces, Furthermore, it is forbidden without the permission of the County Administrative Board
  5. mooring a boat or other craft other than temporarily while on the beach.

Ljungskogens and Ljunghusens beach bath

In addition to regulations and prohibitions in other laws and regulations, it is prohibited to:

  1. travel or stay during the period March 15 to July 15 in the area marked with A on map appendix 1 - Ljungaskogen and Ljunghusens strandbad,
  2. camping, setting up equipment for overnight stays,
  3. set up a caravan, motorhome or similar
  4. pick or dig up plants,
  5. deliberately disturbing bird life or spawning amphibians
  6. bring a dog that is not kept on a physical leash within the area marked with A on map appendix 1 - Ljungaskogen and Ljunghusens strandbad,
  7. use music or sound equipment in a disruptive or noisy manner,
  8. drive a motorized vehicle off the road or parking lot,
  9. park outside designated parking spaces,

Furthermore, it is prohibited without the written permission of the County Administrative Board
10. mooring a boat or other craft other than temporarily when staying on the beach.

Map appendix 1 - Ljungaskogen and Ljunghusens beach bath Pdf, 3.2 MB.

Skanörs ljung

In addition to regulations and prohibitions in other laws and regulations, it is prohibited to:

  • damaging the area's sand and gravel deposits
  • altering the drainage conditions of the area
  • camping
  • pitching a caravan
  • planting or sowing plants
  • picking or digging up plants without the permission of the manager
  • For the protection of bird life, access shall be prohibited during the period April 1 to July 15 within an area at "Ängsnäset" (from the existing road out to about 100 m south of the newly formed sand reef) marked on the map, Skanörs ljung. However, the ban does not apply to municipal or state officials in official matters and tenants.

Map, Skanörs ljung Pdf, 3.9 MB, opens in new window

Norra Ljunghusen

In addition to regulations and prohibitions in other laws and regulations, it is prohibited to:

  1. dig, drill, paint or otherwise damage boulders, living or dead trees and bushes
  2. deliberately disturbing wildlife
  3. dig up plants
  4. camping or setting up a caravan, camper van or similar
  5. park other than in designated places
  6. ride a bicycle other than on an existing cycle path or forest road
  7. make a fire
  8. affix a board, poster, poster, sign, inscription or similar device

Skanör-Höll

In addition to the provisions and prohibitions in other laws and regulations, it is prohibited to:

  1. digging, drilling, painting or otherwise damaging boulders, living or dead trees and bushes
  2. deliberately disturbing wildlife
  3. digging up plants
  4. camping or setting up a caravan, camper van or similar
  5. park other than in designated places
  6. anchor boats outside the area indicated with special hatching on the map to the decision (map appendix 1 Skanörs Höll)
  7. make a fire except in designated places
  8. bring an unleashed dog during the period March 1 - August 20, with the exception of dogs used as retrievers for hunting
  9. affix a board, poster, poster, sign, inscription or similar device

Kartbilaga 1, Skanörs Höll Pdf, 43.5 kB.

Flommen

In addition to regulations and prohibitions in other laws and regulations, it is prohibited to:

  1. travel or stay during the period from March 15 to July 15 in the areas marked A on map annex 1 Flommen,
  2. travel or stay during the period February 1 to October 31 in the areas marked B on map annex 1 Flommen,
  3. camping or setting up equipment for overnight stays
  4. picking or digging up plants
  5. deliberately disturbing grazing animals, spawning amphibians or bird life
  6. bring dogs that are not kept on a physical leash during the period March 1 to October 31
  7. drive a motorized vehicle off the road or parking lot,
  8. placing or putting up a board, poster, sign, poster, or similar,
  9. use watercraft* in the water bodies within the areas marked on map appendix 1 Flommen,
  10. take off or land with manned or unmanned aircraft, or fly kites,

Furthermore, it is prohibited without the permission of the County Administrative Board
11. place or set up a marker, orientation control, or similar device other than temporarily, for a maximum of ten days, provided that the contact details and date of setting up are indicated on the placed objects,
12. put up a boat or other craft other than temporarily when staying on the beach.

Kartbilaga 1, Flommen Pdf, 3.6 MB.

* Watercraft means a means of transport used on or in water, i.e. any craft used or capable of being used for transportation on water

The seagull

In addition to regulations and prohibitions in other laws and regulations, it is prohibited to:

  1. travel or stay, throughout the year, in areas A and B , see map appendix 1 Måkläppen. However, with permission from the county administrative board, the areas may be entered during the period September 1 - October 31 for scientific research,
  2. travel or stay during the period February 1 through October 31 in area C , see map appendix 1 Måkläppen. However, with permission from the county administrative board, the area may be entered during the period September 1 - October 31,
  3. drill, paint, dig, excavate, dredge, flush sediment, conduct quarrying or other extraction of material, dump, fill, blast or otherwise damage soil, stone, natural objects or the seabed,
  4. anchoring
  5. deliberately disturbing wildlife by, for example, walking or traveling near seals or following individuals or groups
  6. organizing training, competitions or similar events other than group hiking
  7. cycling or horse riding
  8. camping or setting up equipment for overnight stays
  9. make a fire other than with an open-air stove
  10. bring a dog or other pet
  11. take off or land with manned or unmanned aircraft, or fly a kite
  12. operate a remotely operated vehicle on land, or on or in the sea, such as an underwater drone
  13. hunting
  14. placing or erecting any board, placard, sign, poster or similar.

Map appendix 1, Måkläppen Pdf, 1.1 MB, opens in new window

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