Ryssberget, Naturreservat

Year of protection: 2004

Municipality: Sölvesborg

Characteristics: Beech-dominated deciduous forest, post-glacial embankments, outdoor recreation

Area: 127 hectares, of which 127 hectares are land and 0 hectares water

Landowner: The state

Manager: Blekinge County Administrative Board

Type of protection: Nature reserve and Natura 2000

From the center of Sölvesborg you can walk or cycle to Ryssberget via Snapphanegatan and Ryssbergsvägen.Take the E22 at the Sölvesborg Öst exit and follow the signs to Sölvesborg. After a few hundred meters, turn off at the sign for Ryssberget Nature Reserve.The nature reserve is located a couple of kilometers north of the train station in Sölvesborg. The nearest bus stop is Tivolivägen Sölvesborg which is one kilometer south of the nature reserve. Bus routes 2 from Hörvik, 350 from Karlshamn, 433 from Norje and 434 from Kylinge go here.

You are welcome to visit Ryssberget, but please note that it is not allowed to

• dig or damage solid natural objects or surface formations
• damage stone walls, clearance cairns or other cultural-historical remains
• break branches, fell or otherwise damage living or dead standing or lying trees and shrubs, or remove dead wood from the woodlands
• picking mosses, lichens or wood-living fungi, digging up plants
• capture or collect invertebrates in such a way as to damage or destroy their habitats or breeding grounds
• bring an unleashed dog other than for hunting or searching
• make a fire other than in a specially prepared barbecue area
• ride a bicycle or motorized vehicle other than on roads designated for that purpose
• ride or drive a horse other than on roads reserved for bicycle or motor vehicle traffic
• pitching a tent, caravan or motor home for more than one day and then only in a designated parking lot
• use a sound system in a disruptive manner.

Without permission from the county administrative board, you may not

• collect insects
• conduct scientific research or investigative activities, with the exception of non-profit studies or basic investigative activities that do not adversely affect plant and animal life
• use the area for competitions, exercises, camps or other similar activities
• put up a board, sign, poster or similar.