Stora Vrången, Naturreservat

Decision year: 2010
Area: 252 hectares of which 228 hectares are land
Municipality: Västervik
Landowner: Sveaskog AB
Administrator: Kalmar County Administrative Board

A couple of kilometers north of Dalhem, turn off the road north towards Broddebo. Down in the valley, turn right into the reserve and after a few km you will arrive at the reserve parking lot in Björndalen.The hiking trail Tjustleden goes through the reserve.

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.
• Camping for more than one day in the same place.
• Mooring or anchoring a boat for more than 24 hours in the same place.
• Climbing trees with nests.
• Deliberately disturbing wildlife.
• Being close to a bird of prey nest, den or burrow.
• Bringing a dog, or other animal, that is not on a leash.
• Make a fire anywhere other than in designated areas, in a barbecue you have brought with you or in an outdoor kitchen.
• Picking or damaging mosses, lichens or wood fungi.
• Digging or pulling up vascular plants.
• Damage or remove trees, stumps, bark, branches, shrubs or brush that are growing or dead.

If you have obtained a permit from the County Administrative Board, you may:

• Set traps to collect insects that are then killed.
• Collect butterflies of the tribe Polyommatini.

Full regulations

C. Regulations for the public 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 enter the reserve:

1. drive motor vehicles other than on existing roads.
2. set up motor vehicles, caravans or trailers other than on specially designated roads and places
3. camping for more than one day in the same place
4. mooring or anchoring a boat for more than 24 hours in the same place
5. climbing trees, staying close to a bird of prey's nest, lair or pot, or otherwise deliberately damaging or disturbing wildlife
6. bring an unleashed dog or other loose pet
7. light a fire other than in specially designated places or in a barbecue or outdoor kitchen
8. Pick or damage wood fungi, mosses or lichens.
9. Digging or pulling up vascular plants.
10. Damage or remove growing or dead trees, stumps, bark, branches, bushes or brush.

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

1. collect insects with traps that kill.
2. collecting butterflies of the tribe Polyommatini