Högmokällan

The Högmokällan area is a rich marsh. A rich marsh is a rare environment and, as the name suggests, it is rich in plants and animals. Many species that depend on wet soil, lime and light live here. Högmokällan is an extreme rich marsh, which means that the lime content of the water is very high.

There is a small cold spring that runs through the marsh. The water is drinkable, but with remarks.

From the parking lot it is 100 m along the path and footbridge to the spring.

**Nature in the area

Several orchids grow at Högmokällan, such as bride's spurge, marsh marigold, meadow lilies and soapwort. Most orchids are pollinated by butterflies or moths, some species of both groups. It takes the long mouth of a butterfly to reach the nectar at the bottom of the flowers.

Other plants found at the site include sedge, bracken, meadowsweet, grass wool, meadowsweet, meadow sedge, marsh marigold and water clover. Among the mosses, you will find scorpion moss, limestone spring moss, spring tuff moss, clot tuff moss, northern tuff moss and golden moss. Sooty moths have been seen flying in the area.