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Photo: Länsstyrelsen Stockholm -
Photo: Länsstyrelsen Stockholm
Rörviksskogen
- Nature reserve
- County: Stockholms län
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Description
Step into Rörviksskogen nature reserve and experience a forest that has been allowed to develop naturally for many years. Here, oldspruce trees stand in calcareous soil, while fallen and dead wood provides arich habitat for wildlife. These conditions create an ideal home for a variety of fungi and plants — and insects and birds thrive here too.
Look up into the treetops! The distinctive, spreading branches of the old spruce trees reveal that the forest was once more open and filled with light. Can you spot the vague pattern of dense woodland and small clearings? The area was probably once used for grazing livestock.
The reserve also includes wet woodland and several small marshes. This rich variety of habitats makes Rörviksskogen a haven for many different species.
Here, fallen trees are left where they lie, providing food and shelter for countless organisms and helping biodiversity flourish. As a result, some parts of the reserve can be challenging to walk through.
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- Nature reserve
Facts
Protected since: 2023
Size: 34 hectares
Habitat: Coniferous forest, wet woodland
Municipality: Norrtälje Municipality
Landowner: Private
Managed by: Stockholm County Administrative Board
Protected area designation: Nature reserve
The reserve has been funded by the European Union.
Directions
Rörviksskogen Nature Reserve is located about 19 km northeast of Norrtälje, southwest of Norra Rörvik and west of Södra Rörvik.
You can reach the reserve by car or by taking bus 645 from Norrtälje. Get off at the Rörvik Norra bus stop, or shortly afterwards at the designated request-stop area. Simply let the driver know that you would like to get off there. Find bus time tables and plan your journey at sl.se.
Regulations
To protect the natural environment of Rörviksskogen Nature Reserve, there are rules that visitors must follow.
In the reserve, it is prohibited to:
• dig, chip, drill or otherwise damage bedrock, soil or rocks
• fell or damage living or dead trees or shrubs
• damage vegetation by digging up plants or removing mosses, lichens or wood-decaying fungi.
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