Photo: Värmdö kommun
Photo: Värmdö kommun
Photo: Värmdö kommun

Glacial potholes, Korshamn

Valuable nature

County: Stockholms län
6869.44 km away from you

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Description

These fascinating glacial potholes were created about 10,000 years ago, as the inland ice receded from the land. The largest pothole is 6 m wide! There are more potholes located outside of the reserve. These glacial potholes were created by strong eddies and currents below the ice, which caused rocks and gravel to erode holes into the bedrock.

The reserve was founded in 1962 in order to protect the glacial potholes.

Activities And Facilities

Skyddat sedan: 1962

Storlek: 1,3 hektar

Karaktär: barrskog, geologisk formation, skärgård

Kommun: Värmdö

Markägare: staten

Förvaltare: Länsstyrelsen

Skyddsform: naturreservat

By public transit: Malma kvarn is the closest bus stop, about 4 km by foot from the reserve. There's a beautiful path that starts at the parking lot. For current information on public transit, see: SL.se

By car: Take Route 222 towards Malma. After a 7 km drive on Malmavägen road, the parking lot will be on the left, just before you reach the reserve. It is clearly marked.

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

Within the reserve, it is forbidden to:

destroy or damage permanent natural structures or surfaces,
break branches, fell or in any other way damage living or dead trees and bushes or damage the vegetation in general,
deliberately disturb wildlife,
make a fire,
put up a poster, sign or similar.