Entrance Arsläjan

Protected since: 2002

Size: Total area 89 hectares of which land: 27 hectares

Character: archipelago, coniferous and mixed forest

Municipality: Norrtälje

Landowner: private

Administrator: County Administrative Board

Form of protection: nature reserve

Other : Natura 2000 area Arsläjan SE0110211

The Arsläjan nature reserve is located north of Stora Änklingen on the island Björkö, Väddö, about 3 km north-west of Simpnäs and 24 km north-east of Norrtälje. There are no designated parking lots for visitors.

The best way to get here is by private boat.

By public transit: Take bus 636 towards Björkö and get off at the Vika vägskäl bus stop. It's a 2 km walk from the bus stop to the reserve. For current information on public transit, see: SL.se

In order to protect the Arsläjan 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 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.