Blekinge län
There is a grey seal colony on the east side of Utlängan. Take your binoculars with you and scan the shallow shoreline. The seals are often sunning themselves on rocks sticking up out of the water. The location is approximate. Source: http://utlanganstensha…
There are plenty of seals here and every chance that you’ll be able to see some. Seals are living creatures so the area is only a rough indication, but please respect the precise boundaries of the seal protection area to the south.
Probably the largest oak in Gö, with a circumference of over 6.8 meters.
Are there fjords in Blekinge? The answer is yes! A fjord is a long, narrow inlet formed by glaciers and the southernmost fjord in Sweden is outside Ronneby. This is where you find the former fishing village of Vieryd, surrounded by a traditional arable and…
At the far end of Tjuvanabben at the east end of the island of Tärnö you will find the mighty, hollow oak tree known as Fiskgökaeken, once an important landmark for seafarers in the area. It is said to date from the fourteenth century, making it one of the…
You are now almost as south-east as you can go on the Swedish mainland. Welcome!
Bubbetorps gård boasts a magnificent elm tree with an impressive circumference of 529 cm. An elm tree provides a lot of shade, partly because the rough leaves are set horizontally in a dense mosaic, but under strong sunlight, the leaves fold like a V to red…
The biggest oak tree in Blekinge, measuring an impressive 785 cm in circumference, is found at Elleholm beach. The oak is the provincial tree of Blekinge and here the oak meadows often run all the way down to the water and out on the islands of the Blekinge…
Probably one of the largest pines in Blekinge, with a circumference of about 3.4 meters.
Probably the largest pine in Vambåsa hagmarker nature reserve, with a circumference of just over 3.6 meters.
The area around Slättanäs has much more to offer than a popular beach. There are tennis courts, barbecue sites and lovely routes for walking or cycling. But the natural landscape itself is the high point. This is a coastal and farming landscape rich in flor…
Spångarna in Björkeryd, Fridlevstad is home to the biggest alder tree in Blekinge, measuring an impressive 426 cm in circumference. Since the 1950s, alder wood has been used to build electric guitars, including Fender guitars, as it produces a tight, balanc…
Probably the largest oak in Tromtö nature reserve, with a circumference of just over 6.3 meters.
One of the biggest pine trees in Blekinge - an impressive 336 cm in circumference - stands here on the Gökalv headland, about 50 metres west of the beach. The trees were called pinus in Latin and the name was used in Rome, but comes from the Greek, where th…
The biggest hornbeam tree in Blekinge, with a circumference of 593 cm, takes pride of place in Hobykulle in Bräkne-Hoby. In the past, hornbeam was used for items that would suffer hard wear, knocks and pressure, e.g. machinery parts, runners, pegs, bowling…
