– Shhh! There’s a pallas´s reed bunting. That one over there is a corn bunting.

– What a place! And yesterday we found both butterwort and marsh fleawort!

Welcome to a countryside that is very special in Sweden. There are few countries in the world that allow people such freedom to enjoy the countryside.

The right to roam law means you can walk across other people’s property providing it is not planted with crops. Neither are you allowed to pick wild flowers or damage trees. These simple rules give you a unique opportunity to enjoy the fantastic flora and fauna of Sweden.

The valley of Fyledalen and the Högestad wetlands

Fyledalen is both botanically and geologically interesting. The beech forests are filled with interesting plants and the black stork is a regular visitor. Follow the road along the valley floor and you can see golden eagles, white tailed eagles and other birds of prey.

 In the summer months, the wetlands at Högestad are home to numerous snipes and whinchats; in the spring and autumn shorteared owls hunt for prey and flocks of whitefronted geese and bean geese breed.

Öja mosse and Ystads Sandskog

In the pastures and wetlands at Öja you’ll find orchids and other plants, and it is a popular resting place for ducks, wading birds and birds of prey.

With its forests and beaches Sandskogen is a place of recreation where local peo-ple and visitors can enjoy a rich flora and fauna.

The coast

The nature reserve between the Ham-mars backer hills and Mälarhus are part of Natura 2000, an EU nature network. The hills are a popular target for mushroom pickers, roughlegged buzzards and kestrels glide silently in search of prey and rare corn buntings hunt for food.

 The coastal hills at Kåseberga make a good vantage point from which to watch migrating birds winging along the shoreline below.
 

Countless rare and not so rare birds can be seen and as many as 100,000 barnacle geese pass by on their way to their breeding grounds in Lapland.

More information about the nature in Skåne  -

skaneleden.se ,

strovomraden.se

and ystad.snf.se (only in Swedish)