Sjöliden

The western slope of Sjöjden is home to real old-growth forest. The slope is quite steep, so take it easy and look around. Eventually it levels out so it becomes easier to walk. The forest is mostly spruce, but there are also many old, coarse aspens and willows. Such trees have become very rare in the cultivated landscape.

If you smell something very nice in the forest - walk against the wind and look for an old willow tree and you might find the creamy-white scented tick on the trunk. The scented tick used to be kept in linen cupboards but is now so rare that it has been protected. The three-toed woodpecker also nests in the forest. You can see traces of it on old spruces, where the bird has pecked rings around the trunk to drink sap.