Dröstorp, Naturvårdsområde

Year of decision: 1998
Area: 912.4 hectares
Municipality: Mörbylånga
Landowner: Individual
Administrator: Kalmar County Administrative Board

The reserve is part of the World Heritage Site of Southern Öland's Agricultural Landscape

The Ölandsleden cycle path runs across the alvar between Skarpa Alby and Ekelundavägen.

In the nature reserve you are not allowed:

• Drive a motorized vehicle.
• Camp more than one night in the same place.
• Bring a dog or other animal that is not on a leash.
• Make a fire anywhere other than in specially designated places.
• Hunting, killing, capturing or harming wild mammals, amphibians, reptiles or birds.
• remove or damage eggs or nests
• deliberately disturbing wildlife
• Damage or remove growing trees or shrubs.
• Digging or pulling up plants or plant parts by the roots.
• Collect loose rocks or remove pieces of bedrock.
• Make tracks or organize orienteering competitions.
• Damage fencing (e.g. fences or barriers).
• Damage ancient monuments (e.g. stone walls, cairns, etc.)

After consultation with the County Administrative Board and Uppsala University's Ecological Research Station, you may:

• Conduct surveys or research.

Full regulations

C. Regulations 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 area it is forbidden to;

1. drive a motorized vehicle.
2. camp more than one night in the same place.
3. bring an unleashed dog or other loose pet.
4. light a fire (other than in designated barbecue areas)
5. hunt, kill, capture or injure wild mammals, amphibians, reptiles or birds, remove or damage eggs or nests or otherwise disturb wildlife
6. damage or remove growing or dead trees and shrubs
7. digging or pulling up plants or plant parts by their roots
8. collecting loose stones or breaking off pieces of rock or boulders
9. cutting tracks, arranging orientation checks or similar.
10. damaging fences
11. damage ancient monuments and cultural heritage sites, such as stone walls, cairns, etc.

The regulations under C do not apply to landowners and holders of special rights for the measures needed to meet the purpose of the nature conservation area and which are specified under B and D or are stated in the established management plan for the nature conservation area.

The hunting right holder disposes of the hunt without restriction of the regulations under C.

Skarpa Albys traditional May Day celebration (within management area 1:6 in the management plan) is not affected by the regulations under C4. However, the fire may not be placed within the ancient remains area.

Investigations or research must be carried out in consultation with the county administrative board and Uppsala University's ecological research station.