Köping
Walk along winding paths near steep slopes and ravines. The greenery along the stream is jungle-like. There are many birds in the area, and kingfishers and lesser spotted woodpeckers sometimes nest here. Along the hike, you can see traces of the beaver's pr…
Venabäckens nature reserve consists of the winding Venabäcken with its surrounding marshland and forest. Both the water and the surrounding land are teeming with life. For example, the stream contains the county's largest collection of the rare and endanger…
Like an island full of trees, Lindöberget rises in the surrounding flat arable landscape. The mountain is about 25 meters high and on the slopes grow large old oaks and many hazel bushes. In spring there are plenty of bluebells and spring onions, nun's weed…
The reserve consists mainly of coniferous forest that is between 100 and 140 years old. The central parts, which are dominated by rocky pine forest and intermediate small bogs, are older. The eastern parts are more varied with rock outcrops, alpine meadows…
Gråtbron is the municipality's newest nature reserve and the area is located in Hedströmsdalen just south of Kolsva. The reserve covers a section of the wooded western slope down to Hedströmmen. What makes the area so interesting is its topography and hydro…
The Valsjöheden nature reserve has been a protected site since the mid-1950s for the rare marsh fritillary, which is only found in about twenty places in the county. The reserve is part of a flat gravel ridge, which consists mostly of sand. A ninety-year-ol…
