Filipstad
The stream is home to the EU's richest occurrence of the common brook moss. The nature reserve Stenbäcken was established to preserve a natural forest stream with a unique cryptogamic flora (e.g. lichens, mosses and fungi). Characteristic plant and animal c…
Högbergsfältet is an attractive excursion destination outside Filipstad. In the reserve, you can experience the view from Högberget down over the open farmland and Lake Yngen. You can also see traces of former mining operations and visit the old Tilas stoll…
In the summer of 1992, a large forest area burned southwest of Brattfors. Before the fire, the reserve consisted of pine forest with lingonberry and various lichens on the ground. The forest was normally logged and trees varied in age from about 10 to 80 ye…
In this cultural landscape with an interesting forest history, several species have managed to survive on the slopes of Åbengtshöjden. This area, rich in variety and natural values, has long been used by man. The Bergslag forests were heavily taxed to provi…
Lungälvsravinerna is one of Värmland's best developed and preserved ravine systems. Poor accessibility on the hiking trail The hiking trail in the reserve is sometimes very difficult to access due to frost heave and slippery and broken paths. Boots or sturd…
The Tibergs udde nature reserve, located within the Långban mining area in the Värmland Bergslagen, is an older agricultural landscape with an unusually rich flora for the county. The softly shaped and slightly undulating flower meadows are characteristic o…
Here is one of Värmland's largest rich marshes in a marsh area classified as the highest value class. Nordmarksmyrarna is a complex of bogs, swamp forests and various types of marshes. The area is suitable for outdoor recreation in all seasons, for example…
Meadow with very rich herbaceous flora. The nutrient-rich bedrock with limestone and greenstone deposits means that the area has a rich flora. The northern part of the reserve consists of a limestone-affected wet meadow with some drier parts with limestone-…
Geijersdalsmossen is a large, untouched bog with sand dunes. The seemingly barren wilderness environment has a characteristic bird life. The area is part of Brattforsheden's mighty marginal delta, which was formed when the ice sheet melted. The entire bog r…
The Västeråsmossen nature reserve contains one of the county's largest bogs. The bird-rich bog is home to black grouse, cranes and golden plovers, among others. The area is also rich in owls - both barn owls and barn owls occur regularly. At Björntjärn ther…
Kittelfältet at Alsterstjärnarna is an area with clear traces of the ice sheet in the form of deep dead ice pits. There are both long and short hiking trails, with views of the dramatic ice age formations in the landscape. The pagoda at Stegelviken. Photos…
Munkmossarna is a large, relatively untouched and diverse bog complex with high ornithological values Munkmossarna is a large mosaic-like bog complex dominated by eccentric, sloping and slightly arched bogs, while topogenic fens occur to a lesser extent. Se…
Stormossen is a large, flat bog with pools and bog lakes. The bog is surrounded by a fringe forest. The area is of great importance for bird life, and here you can see and hear piping plovers and cranes. Stormossen is a concentrically structured bog, which…
Old coniferous natural forest in Filipstad municipality Hornkullstorp is a natural forest area containing both sparse rocky pine forests and high-stemmed and more productive spruce forests. Within the reserve there is a large and a number of small bogs and…
