Photo: Love Eriksen

Storasjö nature reserve

Nature reserve

County: Kronobergs län
6830.24 km away from you

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Description

Storasjöområdet translates to Big lake area and it really is a big area with lakes! This nature reserve is one of the region’s biggest reserves and it’s about 1400 hectares big.

Storasjöområdet’s nature reserve with its swamps and mires really feels like a wilderness. The forests are around 200 years old and it is almost untouched. Analysis has shown that there have been recurrent wildfires the last 1300 years. During 1997 there was a controlled burning to favour specifik species that need fires to grow.

Activities And Facilities

Year of protection:** 1985/2013

**Areal: ** 1058/1432 ha

** Character:** Forest landscape, wetland complex, quartary landforms, lake

Commune:

Owners: Individual and State/Natural Protection Agency

Administrator: County Administrative Board of Kronoberg

There is a parking space in connection to the reserve.

From Lenhovda: There are signs where road 28/31 passes through Lenhovda that shows the way towards “Herråkra” and “Naturreservat Stora sjö”. Drive about 7 km and turn left after the village Hult. There is a white sign with “Stora Sjö naturreservat” written on it. Follow that road for about 2 km.

From Växjö: Follow road 25 east until you get to Furuby. Turn left in Furuby and drive towards Herråkra. Pass the villages Attsjö, continue for 5 km and then turn right and drive towards Herråkra. When you get to Herråkra turn left and then almost immedetly turn right and drive towards Lenhovda. After about 3 km you turn left at the white sign that says “Stora Sjö naturreservat”.

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

damage natural objects or surface formation, for example by digging, drilling, painting or chiseling;
trap or otherwise damage living or dead standing or fallen trees and bushes;
pick, damage or dig up herbs, fungi, lichens and mosses or other plants other than picking single specimens of non-fridlyst species. Carrier and food sponge may be picked for housing needs; collect insects, shells, worms or other invertebrates other than single copies of non-fridlyst species;
perform or park motor vehicles or trailers other than the designated road and the parking lot. Provide engine-powered vehicles on water and ice;
overnight in camper or caravan,
set up pictures, signs, posters, snitsel, birdholk, art objects or similar without the County Administrative Board’s approval;
conduct competition, exercise, camp or similar without the approval of the County Administrative Board; disturbing or damaging wildlife, for example, by proximity to live or playground behaviour;
in a disturbing way use music facility, musical instruments or comparable device

These regulations exclude measures for scientific investigation, approved in advance by the County Administrative Board.

Other legislation for what can be done in forests and land is also applicable in the nature reserve