Shelter and fire pit at Stora Kobäcken, Vattgruvsmossen

Protected since: 1996

Size: 74 hectares

Character: coniferous forest, wetland, swamp forest

Municipality: Södertälje

Landowner: Sveaskog

Trustee: County Administrative Board

Form of protection: nature reserve

Other: Natura 2000 area Vattgruvsmossen SE0110006

The fire pit is on the Sörmlandsleden trail by the small lake Stora Kobäcken. From the entrance of the reserve, it is about a 300 m walk.

In order to protect the Vattgruvsmossen nature reserve, please respect the following rules.

Within the reserve, it is forbidden to:

1. destroy or damage rock, soil or stone by drilling, cutting, blasting, carving, digging, painting or similar,
2. break branches, fell or in any other way damage living or dead trees and bushes, or damage the vegetation in general by digging up plants, such as shrubs, herbaceous plants, mosses, lichens or remove fungi growing on wood,
3. disturb wildlife (e.g. by climbing nesting trees, trapping or killing mammals, birds, reptiles or amphibians),
4. trap and collect invertebrates,
5. bring dogs or other pets that are not on a leash,
6. camp for more than two consecutive nights,
7. make a fire outside of designated sites,
8. put up a message board, placard, poster, sign or make inscriptions,
9. operate motorised vehicles off road.