Labro Meadows Nature Reserve
Labro Meadows Nature Reserve | |
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Location within Södermanland County | |
Location | Sweden |
Nearest city | Nyköping |
Coordinates | 58°45′18″N 17°05′00″E / 58.75500°N 17.08333°E |
Area | 152.9 ha (378 acres)[1] |
Established | 2003[1] |
Labro Meadows Nature Reserve (Swedish: Labro ängar naturreservat) is a nature reserve in Södermanland County in Sweden. It is part of the EU-wide Natura 2000-network.
The nature reserve covers a gently hilly area with meadows and pastures, disused arable land and small hills overgrown with forest. In the eastern part of the nature reserve lies an observation tower for birdwatching. Several paths and information boards also exist within the reserve. The bird-life of the area is rich, with around 190 species observed in the area, out of which approximately 70 regularly breed within the nature reserve. The species include northern lapwing, common redshank and western yellow wagtail. From the flora, field gentian, globeflower, birds-eye primrose and catsfoot can be mentioned.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Labro ängar" (in Swedish). Södermanland County Administrative Board. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
External links
[edit]- Media related to Labro Meadows Nature Reserve at Wikimedia Commons