• Fotograf: Charlotta Larsson
    Fotograf: Charlotta Larsson
  • Fotograf: Charlotta Larsson
    Fotograf: Charlotta Larsson

Humlenäs, Naturreservat

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Description

This reserve has preserved an old-fashioned agricultural landscape. Here you can walk on winding gravel roads past pollarded trees, fences and stone walls. It is perhaps at its most beautiful in spring and early summer, when the grassland and deciduous groves are in full bloom.

Farmed land

In the early 18th century, several crofters settled in this area. The crofters plowed up small fields and cut lush meadows. In connection with nationwide land reforms in the 1890s (laga skifte), the crofts were merged into one farm - Humlenäs. The farm's land is still used today as arable and pasture land.

Open farmland with pollarded trees

There are still traces of arable and meadow farming at the Humlenäs farm. Field mounds, cairns, stone walls and fences are all reminders of past farming. So do all the pollarded trees. Pollarding meant making use of leaves and twigs to supplement the animals' winter feed. Above all, ash and lime trees were hammered, but maples were also used. Some trees are still hammered, both to preserve an old tradition and because it prolongs the life of the trees.

Species rich

The reserve's varied nature is home to many animals and plants. The deciduous forest is home to wood anemones, wood sorrel and exciting mushrooms. Hazel bushes grow under the treetops, attracting nuthatches and other birds. In the pastures, you can find cowslips, coneflowers and maidenhair fern. If you're really lucky, you might see a sand lizard or a hazel snake warming itself on a rock.

Hike through living farmland

Several marked hiking trails run through the reserve's open pastures and rich deciduous groves. If you want to take a shorter walk, you should choose one of the Blue Trail's loops. In the western and central parts of the reserve, the East Coast Trail winds its way, with overnight accommodation in Nynässtugan.

Visitor information

The East Coast Trail runs through the old-fashioned farming landscape. Shorter hiking trails are also marked within the reserve.

Dry toilets are available at the farm and at Nynässtugan along the East Coast Trail.

Nynässtugan is located along the East Coast Trail and is available for overnight stays.

Within the reserve, the Blue Trail hiking trail is marked. There is also a small swimming area in the reserve. See the sign that shows where you can go down to Hummelns beach.

LIFE project

Humlenäs is part of the LIFE project RestoRED. Follow the link here to read more about the project and the actions planned.
LIFE RestoRED Link to another website

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Activities And Facilities

  • Nature reserve

Facts

Decision year: 1973, extended in 2016
Area: 149.1 hectares of which 111.8 hectares is land
Municipality: Oskarshamn
Landowner: Individual
Administrator: Kalmar County Administrative Board

Directions

From Oskarshamn take road 23 west. After 8 km turn right towards Kristdala. After a little over 1 mile turn right towards Humlenäs, see road signs. It is now 2.5 km to the parking lot. There is also information and a picnic table.

Regulations

In the nature reserve you are not allowed:

  • Drive a motorized vehicle off designated roads or trails.
  • Park a vehicle, caravan or trailer in a place other than designated parking spaces.
  • Use the area for military exercises.
  • Camping for more than one day in the same place.
  • Making a fire anywhere other than in designated areas, in a barbecue you have brought along or in an open-air kitchen.
  • Hunting, killing, capturing or harming wild mammals, birds or their young.
  • Remove or damage eggs or nests.
  • Be near a bird of prey's nest, lair or burrow.
  • Bringing a dog, or other animal, that is not on a leash.
  • Damage or remove trees or shrubs that are growing or dead.
  • Break twigs.

If you have received permission from the County Administrative Board, you may:

  • Pick or damage woodland fungi, mosses or lichens.
  • Dig or pull up vascular plants.
  • Set traps to collect insects.
  • Use the area for competitions, exercises or other events.
  • Marking trails or setting up orienteering controls.
  • erecting a board, sign, poster or similar device or making inscriptions

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.

It is forbidden to enter the reserve:

  1. drive motor vehicles other than on existing roads
  2. park motor vehicles, caravans or trailers other than in specially designated places
  3. conducting military training activities
  4. camping for more than one day in the same place
  5. make a fire other than in a barbecue or outdoor kitchen or in specially designated places
  6. Damage or disturb mammals and birds, climb trees or stay close to a bird of prey's nest, lair or pot.
  7. bring an unleashed dog or other loose pet
  8. break branches, cut down or damage living or dead trees or bushes

It is forbidden to do so without the permission of the County Administrative Board:

  1. pick or damage wood fungi, mosses or lichens
  2. digging or pulling up vascular plants
  3. Collect insects with traps that kill.
  4. Conduct a sports competition or event.
  5. placing a sign, board, poster, placard, art object, orienteering control, cordon, marker or similar.

Contact

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Per Markus Jönsson

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