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Idegran. Foto Johan Bohlin.
Svarttjärnshöjden, Naturreservat
- Nature reserve
- County: Värmlands län
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Description
Svarttjärnshöjden is rich in vascular plants, lichens, mosses and fungi
There is natural forest on the steep slopes of the reserve. The most common tree species is spruce. On the heights, the trees are sparser and the soil is drier. Further down, the forest is closed and the humidity increases.
The reserve was established to preserve the valuable natural environments and biodiversity.
Animals and plants
The natural forest contains habitats that are important for rare mosses, lichens and fungi. They thrive, for example, on old, coarse-barked trees, dying trees and decaying wood. In more accessible parts of the area, you can see stumps that are traces of past forestry.
Here and there the ground is affected by a rock called greenstone. It is dark and slightly shimmering green. Greenstone acts much like lime and means that the flora is rich in herbs. Examples of species include the wood anemone Hepatica nobilis, the water lily Lathraea squamaria and the yew Taxus baccata. The yew can look like an irregular shrub or a small tree.
Activities And Facilities
- Nature reserve
Facts
Established: 2013
Size: 7.5 hectares
Landowner: State
Administrator: County Administrative Board of Värmland
Directions
The reserve is located in Värmlands län, Säffle municipality, about 7.5 km N of Långserud. The reserve is most easily reached by driving to the Gillertjärn nature reserve via the E18 between Årjäng and Karlstad. At Långserud (just under 7 km west of the E18/175 junction) turn towards Torp and turn left after about 4.5 km towards Finnerud/Finnsjön. Then it is 2.7 km to the parking lot, at Finnsjön's bathing place. From the parking lot you walk about 1.5 km up to the nature reserve Gillertjärn. Follow the trail about 500 meters to the northern border of the reserve. Follow the reserve boundary west to a pond. Follow the shore of the pond to the northern end of the pond and you have arrived at Svarttjärnshöjden nature reserve.
Regulations
In the reserve it is forbidden to:
- collect invertebrates such as beetles, snails and butterflies
- collecting mosses, lichens and wood fungi
- breaking branches, felling or otherwise damaging living or dead trees, standing and fallen trees, and bushes,
- use the area in an organized way for commercial purposes without the permission of the county administrative board, and for schools and institutions to regularly use the area to carry out scientific or other studies,
- drive vehicles, such as bicycles, tractors, snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles (so-called quad bikes),
- make fires.
Contact
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Maila Länsstyrelsen Värmland
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