Sällevadsåns dalgång, Naturreservat

Year of decision: 1999

Area: 448 hectares (184 hectares in Kalmar County and 296 hectares in Jönköping County)

Municipality: Hultsfred and Vetlanda

Landowners: Sveaskog AB, the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency and individuals

Managers: County Administrative Boards in Jönköping and Kalmar counties

The reserve is most easily reached by car on road 127. Coming from Järnforsen, turn north towards Karlstorp at Klövdala. After 3 km you pass Sällevadsån and then there is a parking lot on the right. There is an information board and a marked hiking trail through the reserve.

In the nature reserve you are not allowed:

• Drive a motorized vehicle off designated roads or trails.
• Park anywhere other than in designated parking lots.
• Park a motor vehicle, caravan or trailer.
• Camping.
• Climbing trees with nests.
• Deliberately disturbing wildlife.
• Being closer than 100 meters to a bird of prey's nest, lair or burrow.
• Bringing a dog, or other animal, that is not on a leash.
• Put up a board, sign, poster or similar device or make inscriptions.
• Make a fire anywhere other than in specially designated places.
• Damage or remove trees or shrubs that are growing or dead.
• Digging, pulling up or picking plants or plant parts. You may pick berries and edible mushrooms.
• Collect insects, crustaceans, shells, mussels, worms or other invertebrates.
• Use the area for competitions or exercises.
• Paddling canoes or other watercraft in the river.
• Fishing.
• panning for gold

Full regulations

C Regulations in accordance with I0 § of the Nature Conservation Act on what the public must observe within the reserve.

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

1. drive a motorized vehicle other than on the designated road and parking area
2. set up a motor vehicle, caravan or trailer
3. camping
4. climbing trees or otherwise disturbing wildlife, for example by staying closer than 100 meters to a bird's nest, den or pot
5. bring an unleashed dog or other loose pet
6. put up a board, sign, inscription, poster or similar device
7. light a fire other than in a designated place
8. damage living or dead shrubs and trees, for example by breaking branches or felling dead standing trees
9. pick or dig up plants or plant parts, with the exception of berries or edible mushrooms for domestic use
10. collect or move insects, crustaceans, shells, mussels or other invertebrates
11. use the area for competition and training purposes
12. paddling a canoe or traveling by other watercraft in the river
13. fishing
14. pan for gold