Heljestad

Welcome to Heljestad Nature Reserve

Here you are met by a forest that largely consists of the rather unusual combination of ash and hornbeam. Around smaller springs and other small bodies of water there is a rich flora
and a variety of mosses.

The moist and calcareous soils have given rise to a flora consisting of, among other things, Alternate leaved golden saxifrage, Sweet woodruff and the orchid Early purple orchid. The meadow, which has been cultivated for a very long time, has plenty of Globeflowers growing.

The large amount of dead wood, which is partly due to the European ash dieback, contributes to a rich insect life which in turn attracts insect-eating birds. The red-listed Lesser Spotted
Woodpecker nests in the reserve and the Black Woodpecker can be seen in the area.

Regulations

Within Heljestad Nature Reserve it is forbidden to:

• damage fixed natural objects or surface formations ,
  
• bring unleashed dogs or other loose pets ,
  
• pick or dig up plants, pick mosses, lichens or wood-living fungi,
  
• deliberately break up, or collect and remove dead wood.
  
  Without written permission from the County Administrative Board it is forbidden to:
  
• collect invertebrate animals, e.g. beetles,
  
• place out alien objects (e.g. geocaches or similar).
  
  Furthermore, without permission from the commissioner for nature conservation it is forbidden to:
  
• put up boards, signs, posters, paper strips or similar, or make inscriptions.