Photo: Södertälje kommun
Photo: Södertälje kommun
Photo: Södertälje kommun
Photo: Södertälje kommun
Photo: Södertälje kommun
Photo: Södertälje kommun
Photo: Södertälje kommun
Photo: Södertälje kommun

Vattgruvsmossen

Nature reserve

County: Stockholms län
6820.24 km away from you

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Currently

We have renovated the visitor parking lot and entrance to the nature reserve. However, some parts of the road are still in bad condition, please drive carefully!

Description

The large Vattgruvsmossen bog is located in the middle of the reserve and is surrounded by swamp forests that are rich in bog myrtle and wild rosemary. There's a marked trail that takes you around the bog, and the Sörmlandsleden trail also runs through the reserve. Along the trail, there is a nice picnic area by Lake Stora Kobäcken.

In this reserve, you can find all three of Sweden's sundew species—carnivorous plants with sticky leaves that catch flies. The water-filled pits are old iron-ore mines, located in close proximity to the reserve.

Activities And Facilities

Skyddat sedan: 1996

Storlek: 74 hektar

Karaktär: barrskog, våtmark, sumpskog

Kommun: Södertälje

Markägare: Sveaskog

Förvaltare: Länsstyrelsen

Skyddsform: naturreservat

Övrigt: Natura 2000-område Vattgruvsmossen SE0110006

** By bus: ** Take the commuter rail to Järna, then take the Sörmlandsleden trail on foot for about 6 km. Current bus lines and timetables can be found at SL: [sl.se] (http://sl.se/en)

** By car: ** Drive on Route 57 west from Järna and turn right just after the town of Järna, the reserve is signposted. Parking is available at Vattgruvorna.

In order to protect the Vattgruvsmossen nature reserve, please respect the following rules.

Within the reserve, it is forbidden to:

destroy or damage rock, soil or stone by drilling, cutting, blasting, carving, digging, painting or similar,
break branches, fell or in any other way damage living or dead trees and bushes, or damage the vegetation in general by digging up plants, such as shrubs, herbaceous plants, mosses, lichens or remove fungi growing on wood,
disturb wildlife (e.g. by climbing nesting trees, trapping or killing mammals, birds, reptiles or amphibians),
trap and collect invertebrates,
bring dogs or other pets that are not on a leash,
camp for more than two consecutive nights,
make a fire outside of designated sites,
put up a message board, placard, poster, sign or make inscriptions,
operate motorised vehicles off road.