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Albrunna, Naturvårdsområde

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County: Kalmar län och Öland

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Description

The calcareous soils of Albrunna Alvar have been grazed for millennia. There is therefore a distinctive plant and animal life with many rare species. So walk slowly, there is much to discover here! The area is bordered to the west by the village of Albrunna, its arable land and Albrunna grove. The boundary between alvar and grove is striking. A stone wall separates the two types of land.

Stora alvaret in miniature

In front of you you have a vast alvar. A seemingly barren and monotonous landscape. But on your hike you will be able to distinguish several different habitat types. The most common is the gravel alvar, thin soils of weathered limestone. Where the limestone bedrock is covered by slightly deeper soils, there are herb-rich, dry grasslands. And in depressions, there are wet meadows and small temporary water bodies (wetlands).

The flora of Alvaret

On your hike, you may see field bindweed, tansy and alvar wormwood. They are all characteristic species of the dry grasslands of the alvar. Where the ground is wetter, meadowsweet, meadowsweet and bluebell grow. Slightly more exclusive to Albrunna alvar are spring daisy, heather, small thistle and blanket bindweed.

Bugs

Black-spotted blue butterfly, rose-winged grasshopper and silvery midge are some of the unusual bugs that thrive on the alvar. A rarity is the sheep's fescue moth. It is white, about 8 mm in size and in the Nordic countries only known from Öland. An insect that requires specialist knowledge to find!

Mushrooms

Among the mushrooms there are also many rarities such as the velvet mushroom, the root mushroom and the date waxcap. One mushroom that stands out, both figuratively and literally, is the barrel mushroom. In spring, it emerges from old horse droppings, like black-dotted tacks.

Remains from the past

Alvaret has been inhabited by humans for thousands of years. Here and there in the reserve there are more or less overgrown stone circles, which reveal old burial sites. In the center and in the south there are boulders with bowl pits. What these small round pits were used for still puzzles archaeologists today. Perhaps they were used in religious ceremonies or as sacrificial sites. Or as collection vessels for magical rainwater!

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Activities And Facilities

Year of decision: 1994
Area: 463 hectares
Municipality: Mörbylånga
Landowner: Single owner
Administrator: Kalmar County Administrative Board

The reserve is located within the World Heritage Site of Southern Öland's cultivated landscape

Follow road 136 towards Ottenby, turn east just after you enter Albrunna village at the sign for the hiking trail Albrunna limestone quarry. It is possible to park here but show consideration, there are many who need to share the space. Here you will find an information board about the reserve. The Swedish Transport Administration also has a parking lot with toilet on the west side of road 136 directly south of Albrunna village. You can also reach the reserve via Albrunna Lund Nature Reserve.

In the nature reserve you are not allowed:

Drive a motorized vehicle off designated roads or trails.
Park anywhere other than in designated parking lots.
Camp more than one night in the same place.
Bring a dog, or other animal, that is not on a leash.
Hunting, killing, capturing or harming wild mammals, amphibians, reptiles or birds.
Remove or damage eggs or nests.
Deliberately disturbing wildlife.
Collect loose rocks or remove pieces of bedrock.
Damage or remove trees, shrubs, mosses and lichens that are growing or dead.
Use the area for orienteering competitions or training.
Damaging fencing (for example, fences or barriers).
Using the area for military exercises.

Full regulations

C. Regulations according to Chapter 7, Section 30 of the Environmental Code on the right to travel and stay in the reserve and on order in general

Within the reserve it is forbidden to:

drive motorized vehicles other than on specially designated roads and places
set up motor vehicles or caravans other than in specially designated places
camping more than one night in the same place
bring an unleashed dog or other loose pet
hunt, kill, capture or injure wild mammals, amphibians, reptiles or birds, remove or damage eggs or nests or otherwise disturb wildlife
collect loose rocks or remove pieces of bedrock
damaging or removing growing or dead trees, shrubs, mosses and lichens
organizing orienteering competitions or training for them
damage fences
use the area for military exercises.

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Per Markus Jönsson

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