Häringe-Hammersta Nature Reserve () is a

nature reserve A nature reserve (also known as a wildlife refuge, wildlife sanctuary, biosphere reserve or bioreserve, natural or nature preserve, or nature conservation area) is a protected area of importance for flora, fauna, funga, or features of geologic ...

in Stockholm County in Sweden. The nature reserve consists of two peninsulas and several different kinds of landscape types.

Häringe Castle Häringe Palace (''Häringe slott'') is a former manor house in Södermanland, Sweden. It is located about 35 km south of Stockholm and lies within the Häringe-Hammersta Nature Reserve. History The current main building was built on the init ...

is located within the nature reserve, as is Hammersta Manor and castle ruins. South of Häringe Castle, the landscape consists of open,

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with interspersed groves dominated by

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, linden and sloan. Beneath the trees, flowers such as sweetscented bedstraw, spring vetchling, common toothwort and '' Viola mirabilis'' are known to grow. Further south the landscape changes into contiguous old

coniferous forest Conifers () are a group of cone-bearing seed plants, a subset of gymnosperms. Scientifically, they make up the division Pinophyta (), also known as Coniferophyta () or Coniferae. The division contains a single extant class, Pinopsida. All e ...

. A small lake ( Lake Bobäcken) as well as the inlets of the sea provide important habitats for birds, who come here to rest during their annual spring migration. Birds such as swans and ducks also attract

white-tailed eagle The white-tailed eagle (''Haliaeetus albicilla''), sometimes known as the 'sea eagle', is a large bird of prey, widely distributed across temperate Eurasia. Like all eagles, it is a member of the family Accipitridae (or accipitrids) which also ...

s. The area is rich in

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such as

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, roe deer and

badger Badgers are medium-sized short-legged omnivores in the superfamily Musteloidea. Badgers are a polyphyletic rather than a natural taxonomic grouping, being united by their squat bodies and adaptions for fossorial activity rather than by the ...

. The other part of the nature reserve, the Hammersta peninsula, contains some of the richest broad-leaf forest in Stockholm County. The landscape here is characterised especially by several very old

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. Notably, several unusual species of

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grow in the area, including '' Bromus benekenii'', wood melick, '' Poa remota'' and '' Hordelymus europaeus''.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Haringe-Hammersta Nature Reserve Nature reserves in Stockholm County Protected areas established in 1990 1990 establishments in Sweden Haninge Municipality Nynäshamn Municipality 1990s establishments in Stockholm County