• Älvorna dansar över Långsjön på hösten.
    Älvorna dansar över Långsjön på hösten.
    Photo: Södertälje kommun
  • Flera grusvägar går igenom reservatet och visar upp de vackra lövträdsmiljöerna.
    Flera grusvägar går igenom reservatet och visar upp de vackra lövträdsmiljöerna.
    Photo: Södertälje kommun
  • Här finns ovanligt många grova aspar.
    Här finns ovanligt många grova aspar.
    Photo: Södertälje kommun
  • Den gamla branddammen är idag livsmiljö för många groddjur.
    Den gamla branddammen är idag livsmiljö för många groddjur.
    Photo: Södertälje kommun

Vackstaskogen

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Description

The Vackstaskogen nature reserve is located next to Vackstaviken bay, by Lake Långsjön in Södertälje municipality. Here, there are ecologically important mature coniferous and deciduous forests, rich with oak, linden and ash trees, as well as old aspens which provide important habitat for wood fungi, lichens and mosses.

The reserve was previously part of the old military training area, Almnäs. Remains from that time include an old fire suppression pond which is now home to the protected great crested newt and other aquatic animals and plants.

There are several gravel roads and smaller paths for walking in the reserve, which will take you to the shores of Lake Långsjön and Vackstaviken bay. By Vackstaviken bay, you can see beaver tracks in the form of felled trees and gnaw marks.

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  • Nature reserve
  • Valuable nature

Facts

Protected since: 2011

Size: 27.8 hectares of which water 4.7 hectares

Character: deciduous forest, broadleaf forest and lake

Municipality: Södertälje and Nykvarn

Landowner: the state

Administrator: County Administrative Board

Form of protection: nature reserve

Directions

** By car: ** From Södertälje centre, take Nyköpingsvägen road south towards Tveta. After Tveta, follow Route 516 about 7 km to the municipal border towards Nykvarn. Turn right just after the municipal boundary sign ("kommungräns" in Swedish). The road is blocked with stones but there is room to park one or two cars.

Regulations

In order to protect the Vackstaskogen nature reserve, please respect the following rules.

Within the reserve, it is forbidden to:

  1. dig, cut, blast or in any other way damage rock, soil or stone,
  2. break branches, fell or in any other way damage living or dead trees and bushes or dig up plants,
  3. camp for more than two consecutive nights,
  4. make a fire outside of designated sites.

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Länsstyrelsen i Stockholm

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Var där idag. Inga problem med parkering. Stor dumpad hög byggmaterial vid bommen. Fin promenadväg dock, lätt att ta sig fram.

Fruktansvärt! Jag är väldigt upprörd. Det här är ingen park, men skit! Det finns ett berg av skräp precis intill ingången! Slösa inte din tid

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