Karlstad
Plant and animal life is remarkably rich, thanks to the alkaline bedrock and the low impact of forestry on the inaccessible slopes. At the top of the ridge, the view of the varied landscape is magnificent. Old pine forests grow on the top of Råglandaberget,…
Here you can see the county's largest dead ice pit. Lämpenshålan has attracted attention for its unusually large differences in level. From the bottom of the "hole" to the road, the level difference is about 30 meters. The diameter is about 200 meters. The…
The shores and archipelagos of Lake Vänern are the country's largest freshwater archipelago. The Värmlandsskärgården Nature Reserve protects large parts of this island world from Värmlandsnäs in the west to Kristinehamn in the east. Lean rocky beaches with…
The Styggvrån nature reserve is a forest reserve that, thanks to the alkaline soil, has a distinctive ground flora with, among other things, bladderwort and witch hazel. The Styggvrån nature reserve was established to protect the high natural values and spe…
Kaplansholmen, on the eastern outskirts of Karlstad, is a prime example of the natural development of vegetation and environments that occurs in a delta landscape. The Klarälven delta is the country's largest active delta outside the mountain range. Kaplans…
The Timmeröarna islands have distinctive archipelago environments such as reindeer-covered beach cliffs, sparse rocky pine forests and grove-like valleys. The island group is an outer outpost in the Värmland archipelago and is strongly exposed to the winds…
Hyperite rock rich in vascular plants, land snails and birds. The presence of hyperite in the bedrock provides conditions for a high soil pH and a valuable flora. The reserve was established to preserve part of a hyperite mountain with natural vegetation ty…
In the Segerstad archipelago you can experience the unspoiled archipelago nature through winding paths in pine forest and magnificent views of Lake Vänern. Here it is not unusual to see a sea eagle fly by with a prey in its claws. Many of the islands have b…
The nature reserve is home to unusual and rare species associated with deciduous mixed coniferous and deciduous forests. The nature reserve consists of two geographically separate sub-areas. The distance between the areas is about 160 m. The larger area, lo…
Kärrholmen has good natural harbors and an attractive outdoor environment. Kärrholmen is a flat, wooded island located in the middle of Sätterholmsfjärden between Jäverön and Arnön. The island consists roughly of a central section with three headlands in di…
On the eastern side of Högemon, you can see and walk on terraced shelves. They were formed by the waves of the sea, and the clear ledges show how the land rose from the sea in stages. The Högemon nature reserve, together with the Sörmon nature reserve locat…
Ridge with older coniferous forest The older coniferous forest in the area has been left untouched for a long time and has therefore developed natural forest characters, which has created good conditions for a diversity of species associated with older fore…
