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Fagerön

Nature reserve
Near parking

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County: Uppsala län

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Fagerön is located in a protected inner archipelago south of Östhammar. Here you are greeted by a varied landscape with meadows where animals graze, barren rocky areas, lush deciduous forest and lots of flowers and butterflies. The shallow water is teeming with seabirds.

For hundreds of years, the meadows have been mowed and animals have grazed on Fagerön. This has created a landscape with many species that need light and air to thrive. Over a hundred unusual animals, plants and fungi have been found. One of the rarest is the mnemosyne butterfly, one of our most endangered butterflies. The butterfly needs a landscape like the one on Fagerön, with leafy groves and grassy meadows.

Head to Fagerön in early summer to enjoy the fantastic flowers in the meadows and groves. You'll get a surprisingly southern Swedish feel in the planted, but self-regenerating, beech forest.

On Fagerön there is peace and quiet. Remember to be careful when traveling through the area as many of the unusual species that live here are sensitive to disturbance. Special rules also apply in nature reserves, read more by clicking on the link to the regulations.

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Trustee: County Administrative Board

Fagerön is located southeast of Östhammar.

To get to Fagerön, turn off from road 76, on a small road towards Sandika, 8 km south of Östhammar. After 4.5 km, turn right where there are signs for Fagerön Nature Reserve.

In the reserve it is forbidden to:

digging, hoeing or otherwise damaging the soil surface
break branches, cut down or otherwise damage living or dead trees and shrubs
digging up or picking flowers, grasses, mosses, lichens or fungi or otherwise removing or damaging plants or plant parts of any kind, except for berry picking
catching or removing animals except fish, collecting insects including butterflies, removing eggs, eggs or nests or deliberately disturbing wildlife
riding, camping or making a fire
mooring a boat for more than 24 hours
driving a motorized vehicle other than in a designated place
Organize orienteering activities or marked trails
Use a radio, tape recorder, musical instrument or similar in a disruptive manner
Bringing an unleashed dog