Bird sanctuary, Järflotta

Protected since: 1968

Area: 3,538 hectares, of which 768 hectares are land

Character: archipelago, marine environments, and coniferous forest

Municipality: Nynäshamn

Land ownership: private and state-owned

Managing authority: Stockholm County Administrative Board

Type of protection: nature reserve

Other: Natura 2000 area Järflotta SE0110158

To protect the Järflotta Nature Reserve, there are rules you must follow.

Within the reserve, it is prohibited to:

• destroy or damage fixed natural features or surface formations, by eg. drilling, chiseling, blasting, carving, painting, or carrying out other ground disturbance
• introduce or release animal species not native to the area
• introduce, sow, or plant plant species not native to the area
• bring dogs or cats that are not kept on a leash
• moor a boat by the same shoreline for more than two consecutive days
• camp in the same place for more than two consecutive days
• use water skis or similar equipment within 100 meters of the island’s shores and within the island’s bays
• light open fires
• during the period April 1–July 31, land on the Gunnarstenarna islets or navigate waters closer than 100 meters to these islands
• during the period April 1–July 15, land on Kalkskär or remain near the island in a way that disturbs birdlife
• damage the former natural monuments ("naturminnen"): a whitebeam tree and two linden trees at Ekholmen, and a rapakivi granite erratic boulder at Valsudden
• camp, moor, or anchor boats within the built-up areas at Sandstugan and Lökviken, as shown on the map in the official decision.