Lunden

Welcome to Lunden Nature Reserve

Lunden Nature Reserve lies like a small island surrounded by spruce forest. The area has been covered with broadleaved deciduous forest for hundreds of years. During the last 60 years, there has only been selected felling of wood and timber for domestic requirements.
The area is small but rich in content. Beech forest, deciduous swamp forest, pond and open pasture create a diversity of habitats. The herb layer is sparse in the beech forest, as sunlight cannot reach the ground through the leafy tree crowns. In the south-western part of the reserve, a former clay pit has transformed into a pond, surrounded by deciduous swamp forest of alder and goat willow.

The farm in the centre of the nature reserve was moved here in the 1870s. The field next to the croft has been grazed since the 1960s. Like a glade in the forest, it is surrounded by species-rich, flowering edges. These are important habitats for birds and insects. The whole
reserve is full of birds, with more than 25 breeding species.

Regulations

Within Lunden Nature Reserve it is forbidden to:

• remove wood, break off branches, fell or in any other way damage living or dead, standing or fallen trees, shrubs or stumps,
  
• dig, drill, cover, paint or in any other way damage rocks, boulders or terrain, or stone walls,
  
• pick or damage mosses, lichens or wood-living fungi,
  
• pick whole, or parts of, plants or fungi for commercial purposes,
  
• introduce alien plant or animal species,
  
• park other than in designated parking areas,
  
• use disposable grills, or light fires,
  
• park caravans, campers, or similar,
  
• deliberately disturb or damage wildlife or their habitats,
  
• put up boards, signs, posters, paper strips or similar, or make inscriptions.
  
  Furthermore, without written permission from the County Administrative
  Board, it is forbidden to:
  
• catch insects, spiders, gastropods or other invertebrate animals other than by netting, hand picking or other selective method with subsequent reintroduction within the nature reserve. The requirement for reintroduction does not apply to individual voucher specimens of each species on condition that the record is logged in the reporting system Artportalen or corresponding national database and that the collection is not contrary to species protection regulations.