Björka, Naturreservat

Dominant habitat type: Broadleaf forest

Municipality: Falkenberg

Area: 57 hectares (incl. water)

Protected since: 2018, but has not gained legal force.

Owner: Swedish Environmental Protection Agency and private

Trustee: County Administrative Board

From road 154, turn off at Ådalsvägen in Köinge and drive north towards Svartrå. Follow the sign for Björkekullen oak museum and nature reserve. There is a parking lot at Björkekullen from where it is walking distance to the reserve. It is also possible to reach the reserve on foot via Björkasjöleden, which crosses Björka.

To protect the nature reserve, the County Administrative Board has decided on special regulations, including those that you as a visitor to the area must follow and respect.

In addition to what applies under other legislation, it is forbidden to:

• damage living or dead standing or lying trees and bushes,
• damage, pick or collect vascular plants, mosses, lichens or fungi other than picking berries, edible mushrooms and single specimens
• planting plant or animal species alien to the area
• camping for more than two consecutive days
• setting up a caravan or motorhome in the reserve between 22-06,
• having a boat moored in the area between 22-06,
• make fires, except in designated places,
• riding a horse other than on the existing road,
• cycling other than on the existing road,
• have a dog unleashed,
• put up a board, poster, sign, signpost or make an inscription,
• drive a motorized vehicle other than on a road,
• without the permission of the County Administrative Board: a. use traps intended for invertebrates and b. organize camp activities or competitions.