Simrishamn
The magnificent hill landscape south of Rörum is not as well known as Brösarp's hills, but it is nonetheless worth a visit. In the Sträntemölla-Forsemölla nature reserve you can walk across rolling pastures, tall beech forests and rest by rushing rapids. Ri…
Just south of Stenshuvud National Park Link to another website. is the nature reserve of the same name. The reserve covers an area around Rörum's northern river. Along the river grows a border of alder, birch and hazel with a rich vegetation and thick mats…
Gislöv's Star is a small deciduous forest area in the middle of the open plains of Österlen. The easily accessible reserve is a popular hiking area and the area has many frog-rich small waters. In spring, the ground is covered with a carpet of flowering woo…
The break between land and sea creates a diversity of environments that are used by many different species. Simri's seashore meadows are home to both hardy seashore plants and hardy orchids. Distinctive coastal birds mix with inland birds, especially during…
The Esperöd nature reserve is located just southeast of Kivik, a few hundred meters in from the coast. Here you will find nutrient-rich broadleaf forest, shrub-rich land and a couple of small ponds. Esperöd and its surroundings are home to a number of threa…
In the small-scale agricultural landscape just west of Gröstorp, a 15 meter high fault line towers up. This precipice in the middle of the plain has given its name to the entire reserve - Impan. There are barren but species-rich pastures here and in some pl…
For those who find it too crowded in Stenshuvud National Park Link to another website. the Västra Stenshuvud reserve may offer an alternative. In the reserve, which borders the national park, you will find a mostly untouched beech forest with low visitor pr…
A couple of kilometers west of Stenshuvud National Park Link to another website. is the Svabesholm nature reserve. The area is a remnant of the old field landscape that was once widespread in the area. The land has been worked by humans and grazing animals…
The Sjöstigen trail, which is about 4 km long, takes you around Österlen's largest lake, an oasis nestled in the greenery of the forest. In the Gyllebo nature reserve there are several rest areas and fireplaces along the trail. In the western part, the trai…
Åkarp is above all the hazel dormouse's paradise. In the bushy fields, the sweet mouse finds food, nesting sites and hiding places. The area is hilly with old forest, overgrown fields and stone-walled old fields. A varied nature with its highest point at 15…
The Mälarhusen nature reserve borders the much larger Sandhammaren reserve. Together they protect tree-covered dunes with sunlit glades inside the beach. It is said that it was Charles XI who had the last parts of the original oak forest cut down in the 160…
Torups ängar is located at Vitaby outside Simrishamn. Despite its name, it is a large forest reserve with many large old oaks and beeches. But just as the name suggests, the land has been more open and used for grazing and meadow mowing in older times. Imag…
Karlaby bog is an oasis for many wild plants and animals in the arable landscape outside Simrishamn. In its pastures there are wet areas with so-called rich marshes. The calcareous soil water contributes to the presence of many unusual species, not least am…
Skansen is a municipal nature reserve located in Simrishamn town and stretches between the settlement and the sea. The area is a remnant of the old natural pastures that previously covered a large part of the Scanian coastal landscape. There are rock carvin…
Stora Äsperöd's broadleaf forests and pastures are located along Rörum's southern river in Österlen. The meandering river is home to common tern and common grayling. Long-legged frogs and mosaic dragonflies can be seen in the small waters of the pastures. T…
