Skärgårdarna Stora Nassa–Svenska Högarna

Protected since : 1976, extended in 2020

Size : 60 971 hectares of which land 104 hectares

Character : archipelago, marine environments, cultural environment

Municipality : Norrtälje

Landowner: the state and the Edward Sjöblom Foundation Svenska Högarnas Fyr

Trustee : County Administrative Board

Other : Natura 2000 area Svenska högarna SE0110096

Ögruppen and Svenska högarnas nature reserve is the outermost outpost of the Stockholm archipelago facing the Baltic Sea about 35 km (about 19 nautical miles) east of Möja. The archipelago can only be reached by private boat, taxi or charter boat.

To protect the Swedish Highlands Nature Reserve, there are rules you must follow. The different areas A-C are shown on the decision map, which you can find via the link to decisions and management plan in the right-hand column.

In the reserve it is forbidden to:

1. during the period February 1 - August 15, enter or travel or stay within area A with access prohibition as indicated on the map, Appendix 1B of the decision,
2. during the period April 1 - July 31, enter or travel or stay within area B with access prohibition indicated on the map, Appendix 1B of the decision,
3. during the period May 1 - June 30, enter or travel or stay within area C with access prohibition indicated on the map, Appendix 1B of the decision,
4. operate a boat, ship or other watercraft within the area indicated on the map, Appendix 1C of the decision,
5. operate a boat, ship or other watercraft at a speed exceeding 5 knots within the area indicated on the map, Appendix 1C of the decision,
6. anchor a boat or vessel within the area indicated on the map, Appendix 1C of the decision
7. fishing within the area indicated on the map, Annex 1C of the Decision
8. dig, hack, carve, drill, paint, move boulders or otherwise damage rock, soil, stones or seabeds,
9. breaking branches, felling or damaging living or dead trees and shrubs
10. damage vegetation by digging up plants, mosses or lichens or removing attached algae or mussels
11. harming or disturbing wildlife, e.g. by climbing nest trees, trapping, stalking or killing mammals, birds, reptiles or amphibians
12. bringing ashore an unleashed dog or other pet animal
13. light an open fire or use a barbecue other than in the designated place,
14. put up a sign, poster or similar,
15. camping for more than two consecutive days in the same place, other than in a designated campsite,
16. moor a boat or ship on public land for more than two consecutive days at the same beach or jetty. The regulation does not apply to landowners and tenants,
17. discharge sewage, tank wash water, ballast water or other liquid or solid waste from a boat or vessel
18. washing the hull of a boat or vessel
19. idling an engine or using an engine-driven charger at a mooring
20. using a music system, musical instrument or similar in a disruptive manner
21. take off or land with an aircraft
22. landing with a party of more than 10 people. However, landing with larger parties may take place after consultation with the manager on the conditions for this,
23. without the permission of the County Administrative Board, carry out surveys that may disturb wildlife, such as the collection or capture of organisms (including ringing), the use of sonar or other sound-generating technology.