Maglehems ora

Maglehems Ora is a narrow site which will develop and connect two larger nature reserves. There are no footpaths in the reserve, so visitors need to find their own way around.

From plantation to dispersal corridor

The Nature Reserves of Björshus - Drakamöllan to the north and Verkeån to the south, are both dry heaths containing many threatened species of plants and animals. The Reserves have long been separated because of forestry plantations, primarily of pine, which has stopped animals and plants from dispersing between the sites. Maglehems Ora will act as a green corridor between the two reserves.

Exciting transformation

Maglehems Ora has long been exploited in different ways. The land has been cultivated and livestock have grazed here. When it was made into a Nature Reserve, the whole area was a forestry plantation. This will be felled in stages and the area will be allowed to return to a natural pasture with a few broadleaved trees and bushes. Cows and horses will keep the area open.

Mammals, insects and plants

Living conditions in the Nature Reserve will develop so that plants, small mammals, amphibians and insects, typical for heathlands, can disperse. It is expected that species such as heather, sheep’s fescue, sand lizard, different butterflies and dung beetles will become established in the Reserve.