Galgbacksslingan, Tullgarn

Protected since: 1984

Size: 892 hectares of which land 841 hectares

Character: agricultural landscape meadow - cultural landscape, mixed forest

Municipality: Södertälje

Landowner: the state

Administrator: County Administrative Board

Form of protection: nature reserve

Other : Natura 2000 area Tullgarn, east SE0110003

The Sörsjön
visitor parking lot is a good starting point for this trail.

Directions
to Tullgarn nature reserve:

By car: Take the E4 south from Stockholm and
take the exit towards Trosa and Vagnhärad. From there, follow the signs toward
Tullgarn Palace ("Tullgarns slott" in Swedish). Parking is available
in several places, including by the palace, Lake Sörsjön and at Näset.

By
public transit: The
Trosa bus company drives to Tullgarn on certain days of the week. See
[Trosabussen (in English and Swedish)] (https://akerbergstrafik.se/trosabussen/) for stops and current timetables.

In order to protect the Tullgarn nature reserve, please respect the following rules.

Within the reserve, it is forbidden to:

1. destroy or damage permanent natural structures or surfaces by drilling, cutting, blasting, carving, painting or similar,
2. operate motorised vehicles outside of designated roads,
3. disturb wildlife (e.g. by climbing nesting trees, being in close proximity to burrows, trapping or killing mammals, birds, reptiles or amphibians),
4. bring dogs, cats or other pets that are not on a leash,
5. make a fire anywhere outside of designated sites,
6. park a motorhome or caravan,
7. ride horses outside of designated roads and areas,
8. set up marked trails or orienteering controls,
9. moor or anchor a boat for more than two consecutive nights in the same place.

Within the inner zone (the original nature reserve), camping is also prohibited. Within the outer zone (the original nature conservation area), it is also forbidden to put up a sign, message board, poster or similar.

[Read the reserve regulations in full on the County Administrative Board's website (in Swedish)] (https://www.lansstyrelsen.se/stockholm/besoksmal/naturreservat/tullgarn.html)