Brandspår syns här och var i skogen. Den här kolade stubben står i den lägre delen av berget Norr-Blåkölshuvudets sydostsluttning.
Photo: Länsstyrelsen i Norrbotten/Frédéric Forsmark

Blåkölen

Nature reserve

County: Norrbottens län
6592.95 km away from you

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Description

In Blåkölen we find one of the most valuable pristine spruce forests in the county. Here we find many virgin forest species of plants and wildlife. There are also smaller areas of pine forest, mires and exposed bedrock. 421 species of beetle have been found in the area. Birds you can see and hear include Siberian Jay, Siberian Tit and Three-toed Woodpecker. The area is 7.5 square kilometres in size.

Activities And Facilities

Municipality: Soil

Year formed: 1997, expanded in 2009 and 2019

Size: 8.5 square kilometers

Administrator: County Administrative Board

Form of protection: Nature reserve, Natura 2000

Cars may be parked along the logging road that runs through the nature reserve.

Blåkölen lies in the northern part of Boden Municipality, about 11 kilometres north of the village of Norriån. A logging road runs through the north part of the reserve. It continues as far as the road between Mårdsel and Pålkem

Blåkölen is located in the northern part of Boden municipality, about 11 kilometers north of Norriån. A forest road runs through the northern part of the reserve and continues to the road between Mårdsel and Pålkem.

All regulations can be found in the reserve decision. It is allowed to: