• Photo: Länsstyrelsen Stockholm
  • Photo: Länsstyrelsen Stockholm
  • Photo: Länsstyrelsen Stockholm
  • Photo: Länsstyrelsen Stockholm
  • Photo: Länsstyrelsen Stockholm

Väddö prästgård

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Description

In the Väddö Prästgård nature reserve you are free to wander and explore nature on your own. There are no marked trails or other facilities for visitors. The area is rich in dead wood and partly it is very wet. Interesting species thrive here, such as the small green shield moss. Keep an eye on decaying logs and you may spot their small, protruding capsules.

In the eastern part of the nature reserve, the coniferous forest gives way to deciduous trees such as birch and goat willow —a reminder that the this area used to be fields and meadows. And the forest was grazed by the nearby vicarage's animals.

In parts of the nature reserve, the soil is rich in lime. This allows wood anemones and orchids such as broad-leaved helleborine and bird’s-nest orchid to thrive. The bird’s-nest orchid lacks chlorophyll entirely (hence its pale colour) and obtains all its nutrients from mycorrhizal fungi in the soil, which in turn are connected to the roots of surrounding trees. Remarkable, isn’t it?!

Please note that there are many dead spruce trees in the reserve. Stay alert and be cautious, especially in windy conditions.

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Activities And Facilities

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Facts

Protected since: 2021

Size: 19.1 hectares

Character: coniferous forest

Municipality: Norrtälje municipality

Landowner: the state

Administrator: Stockholm County Administrative Board

Form of protection: nature reserve

Directions

The reserve is located 2.5 km north of Väddö church in Norrtälje municipality. There are no marked and maintained paths within the reserve today.

By car: The easiest way to reach the reserve is by car from road 283, but there is no parking lot for visitors.

By public transport: The nearest bus stop is located at Väddö church about 2.5 km from the reserve. Plan your trip on SL - Storstockholms lokaltrafik

Regulations

In order to protect the Väddö prästgård nature reserve, there are rules you must follow. In the reserve it is forbidden to:

  1. dig, hack, drill or otherwise damage rock, soil or stone
  2. cut down or damage living or dead trees or bushes
  3. damage vegetation by digging up plants or removing mosses, lichens or saproxylic fungi (fungi living on dead wood)
  4. camp for more than two consecutive days
  5. drive a motorized vehicle on both snow-covered and bare ground.

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