Nature reserve

Bokhultet Nature Reserve

Nature reserve

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Description

The Bokhultet nature reserve offers beautiful walks and jogging. Its beech forest is the largest one in the county. Alder marsh, hayfields, lake shore, wetlands and pine swamp are all parts of this natural mosaic. Together with dead trees and rotting wood, this diversity of nature values is of international significance. You can find woodpecker, hawfinch and fly snapper as well as the violet-edged copper butterfly and the coral tooth fungus. This nature reserve is also visitor-friendly with walking trails and a bird tower. For more information about the Bokhultet nature reserve, see the links below.

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Activities And Facilities

  • Nature reserve Nature reserve

Accessibility

  • Near parking Near parking
  • Near toilet Near toilet
  • Stroller accessible Stroller accessible
  • Wheelchair accessible Wheelchair accessible

Facts

Protection year: 1993, extended in 2016

Area: The reserve is 760 hectares in size, of which 463 hectares is land.

Character: Beech forest, wetland and pasture

Municipality: Växjö

Owner: Växjö municipality

Manager: Växjö municipality

Parking

Reserve parking lots at Vallaviken, Biparadiset and Sundet.

Directions

Bokhultet is located just under two kilometers southwest of Växjö city center.

Regulations

You are welcome to visit the nature reserve, but please note that it is not allowed to:

  1. damage natural objects or surfaces, for example by digging, drilling, hacking or painting
  2. fell, cut, pull up, pick or otherwise damage living or dead trees, shrubs, plants, fungi, mosses or lichens (berries, herbs and terrestrial edible fungi may be picked for domestic use)
  3. collect insects, shells, worms or other animals without the approval of the Reserve Manager
  4. drive or park a motorized vehicle or trailer other than on the designated road and parking area
  5. stay overnight without the approval of the Reserve Manager
  6. make a fire other than in a designated, prepared fireplace
  7. disturbing wildlife by, for example, approaching a nesting site
  8. operate jet skis, hovercrafts, water skis, paragliders or drones
  9. staying in the areas marked on the map as bird protection areas from April 1 to July 31
  10. fishing with nets or fixed gear
  11. bring an unleashed dog with the exception of the training area of the working dog club or an area designated by the manager through signage
  12. anchor, moor or moor boats (or other vessels) for more than one day in a place other than at piers designated by Växjö municipality
  13. after 2020, drive a boat with a two-stroke engine.

Other legislation on what you are allowed to do in the forest and land also applies in the nature reserve.

Contact

Address

Telefon 0470-410 00

Email address

Kontaktcenter

info@vaxjo.se

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