Djurholmamossen, Naturreservat

Djurholmamossen is located high up on Hallandsåsen and is a marshland area where you can enjoy silence and privacy. Out on the open bog, the grouse play in the spring.

A bog on Hallandsåsen

The Djurholmamossen nature reserve protects open mosses, laggkärr, coniferous and deciduous swamp forests on Hallandsåsen. It is a real wilderness where you meet few people and where you can enjoy the tranquillity of the forest. Out on the bog, bell heather grows and in the open marshes, marsh lily blooms. Cloudberries and cranberries also grow here.

Bird spot with black grouse

As a bird site, Djurholmamossen is best known for being one of the few remaining grouse playing sites in Skåne. Other typical birds for the habitat type, such as snipe, woodcock, crane and capercaillie, also occur in the reserve. In the more wooded parts of the area, there are, among other things, skylark and sparrow owl.

Dragonflies and butterflies

Many different dragonfly species thrive in the moist environment with its many open marshes. The butterfly fauna includes the marsh fritillary butterfly, sedge fritillary butterfly and meadow fritillary butterfly.

Outdoor life

Djurholmamossen is part of the Djurholmen hiking area, which is managed by the Skånska Landskap Foundation. There are three marked trails here. The two shorter trails are 1.5 km long. The longer, Mossestigen, which is 3.8 km long, takes you through parts of the reserve. The trail goes along a ravine with small waterfalls and further out on the bog. On the open bog there is an eight-metre high lookout tower where you can watch the wildlife in the area. In the hiking area there is a picnic area, barbecue areas and a number of cultural monuments to look at. Remember to bring charcoal if you are going to barbecue and to take your rubbish home. There is a parking lot adjacent to the reserve, where there is also a toilet. The nearest bus stop is Hjärnarp Torget, which is about 10 km from the area to the southwest.

In English

Welcome to Djurholmamossen Nature Reserve

The bog is truly a wilderness where you can enjoy the solitude and silence that nature might bring. The nature reserve protects open bogs, fens, conifer and deciduous swamp forests and is part of the Djurholmen hiking area, which is managed by Stiftelsen Skånska Landskap. Out on the bog, Cross-leaved Heath grows and in the open marshes Bog Asphodel blooms. If you search the ground you can also find cloudberries and cranberries.

Here you can come across typical birds for bogs, such as Snipe, Woodcock, Crane and Capercaillie. In the more wooded parts of the area, you can also find the Black Woodpecker and the Eurasian Pygmy Owl.

Many different dragonfly species thrive in the humid environment with its many open marshes. The butterfly fauna includes, among others, the Cranberry Fritillary, the Common Ringlet and the Lesser Marbled Fritillary.

Regulations

Within Djurholmamossen Nature Reserve it is forbidden to:

• blast, dig, drill, paint, or in any other way damage natural objects or the ground,
• erect any kind of facility or put up any kind of foreign objectsfor the nature reserve,
• use a disposable grill or light fires,
• remove firewood, break branches, fell or otherwise damageliving or dead standing or lying trees and shrubbery,
• bring dogs unless on a physical leash.

Furthermore, without permission from the County Administrative Board, it is forbidden to:

• place out or put up boards, placards, signs, posters or make aninscription,
• collect mosses, lichens or wood living fungi,
• catch and remove insects or other animals with killing traps, or otherwise harm wildlife or their habitats.