Trollskogen
At the far end of Öland's north-eastern headland is the nature reserve Trollskogen, an old coniferous forest characterized by grazing that really lives up to its name. Gnarled pines and old rough oaks grow here. The magical feeling is enhanced by all the ivy that climbs on the ground and over tree trunks.
PEARLS OF THE FOREST
The grazing of the cows gives Trollskogen an open and open character and here there is plenty of grove bracken and also the small almond-scented linden. The presence of old hollow trees and a lot of dead wood means that many insects, tree fungi and lichens thrive in Trollskogen, for example the rare noble crown lichen. Nesting birds include the common crow and lesser crossbill. Here is also Öland's safest place for the pine tit, one of the island's rarest breeding birds.
PEBBLES AND FISHING WATER
On Öland's north-eastern headland, mighty cobblestone seawalls have been shaped by wind, waves and ice sheets over the millennia. In the surrounding coastal waters, flounder and scrub skate play. Grankullaviken constitutes a very important "nursery" for many fish species.
ANCIENT REMAINS
Since prehistoric times, the northeastern cape has been of great importance to people with its rich fish supply and the Grankulla Bay as an important port. The prehistoric graves lie like a string of pearls on older shore embankments along both sides of the cape. The cape's strategically important location is also marked by the fortifications from the 1400th century, when the Danes tried to capture the then naval base of Örbovik.
NATURUM THE WILD FOREST
The renovation of the Trollskogen visitor center, one of Sweden's oldest visitor centers, has been completed for a few years now. Before that, the exhibitions had been set up in lumberjack huts. There is now a single building that also houses a café and meeting room.
Welcome to Trollskogen on foot!
The grazing of the cows gives Trollskogen an open and open character and here there is plenty of grove bracken and also the small almond-scented linden. The presence of old hollow trees and a lot of dead wood means that many insects, tree fungi and lichens thrive in Trollskogen, for example the rare noble crown lichen. Nesting birds include the common crow and lesser crossbill. Here is also Öland's safest place for the pine tit, one of the island's rarest breeding birds.
PEBBLES AND FISHING WATER
On Öland's north-eastern headland, mighty cobblestone seawalls have been shaped by wind, waves and ice sheets over the millennia. In the surrounding coastal waters, flounder and scrub skate play. Grankullaviken constitutes a very important "nursery" for many fish species.
ANCIENT REMAINS
Since prehistoric times, the northeastern cape has been of great importance to people with its rich fish supply and the Grankulla Bay as an important port. The prehistoric graves lie like a string of pearls on older shore embankments along both sides of the cape. The cape's strategically important location is also marked by the fortifications from the 1400th century, when the Danes tried to capture the then naval base of Örbovik.
NATURUM THE WILD FOREST
The renovation of the Trollskogen visitor center, one of Sweden's oldest visitor centers, has been completed for a few years now. Before that, the exhibitions had been set up in lumberjack huts. There is now a single building that also houses a café and meeting room.
Welcome to Trollskogen on foot!