Slättö sand naturreservat

Slättö Sand is one of Sweden’s largest inland drift sand fields. A distinctive
nature area with great geological and botanical values in a landscape otherwise
characterised by bogs, agricultural land and forests. The reserve has a car
park, an information board, more than 2 km of footpaths, a viewpoint, a
composting toilet, a barbecue area and an accessible rest area.

At the turn of the century, Slättö Sand was a distinctive, treeless area
where sand was blown around freely. Since then, the planting of trees has
changed the area’s desert character, which now has to be maintained through
felling and prescribed burning.

Follow
the marked footpath to the viewpoint. You can spot insects on the open sandy
areas along the path. Northeast of the ‘viewing hill’, inside the forest, you
can find mysterious sand mounds. They have been formed by sand being blown into
and accumulating in old juniper bushes. Parts of the reserve are sensitive to
excess footfall, so please stick to the footpaths.