Vessinge sandhedar, Naturreservat

Dominant habitat type: Sand heaths

Municipality: Laholm

Area: 20.1 hectares

Protected since: 2018

Owner: State

Manager: County Administrative Board

Vessinge sand heaths can be accessed from the Veinge sports ground parking lot, which is located on the outskirts of the community of Veinge on the road towards Skogaby. Parking: Available at the sports ground next to the nature reserve. Cycle path: There is already a cycle path between Veinge and Laholm that runs close to the reserve. Laholm municipality also plans to develop the bicycle connection to Genevad in the future. Public transport: Several bus routes stop in Veinge. Buses run from and to Halmstad, Laholm, Knäred and Markaryd, among others.

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,
• damaging, picking or collecting plants. However, picking berries, edible mushrooms and individual specimens of vascular plants is permitted provided that the species are not protected,
• use traps that catch or kill invertebrates without the permission of the county administrative board
• planting/introducing species alien to the area,
• organize camps or competitions without the permission of the county administrative board
• putting up tents,
• set up or park a caravan or motorhome in the reserve between 24:00 and 06:00,
• put up a board, poster, sign or make an inscription,
• drive a motorized vehicle other than on a road or park other than in a designated place,
• bring an unleashed dog, and
• light a fire.