Böda kronopark

The Ecopark Boda, also known as Boda Kronopark, is an ecological park on the northern tip of the Swedish Baltic island of Öland.

Landscape and ecology

The area of ​​the ecological park is characterized by different types of forests. Pitch pine forests, wetlands, calcareous soils with a variety of orchids, deciduous forests, pine heaths, meadows and pastures, and long beaches characterize the appearance of the park and represent its high nature value

Ecopark to include several nature reserves, the Trollskogen, Bödakusten östra, Boda backar, Idegransreservatet, Bödakusten västra, Skeppersäng, Lindreservatet, Grankulla Sjörstorp and Vargeslätt. Also noteworthy is the planted in the 19th century Thujaskogen, the old pine forest of Fagerrör and was originally designed for ship masts provided Masteträden. In Älgmaden, a formerly drained wetland renaturation is attempted.

Management

While parts of the area are declared nature reserves, there will be a forestry use in other areas. The park is operated by the Swedish state-owned enterprises Sveaskog. In addition to forestry use aspects of nature conservation should be taken into account in a special way and the ecological value of the area to be increased.

Particular attention is paid to the pitch pine forests that had developed on the calcareous soils by grazing and give rare species of grass and orchid habitat. By Ausforstung and grazing the character of this landscape must be maintained or RESTORE.

The area is also used for recreation and tourism. An information center is to Skäftekärr where rented bikes and accommodation can be booked. Here is also catering and an arboretum.

History

The located in the territory of the Ecopark Boda many traces of settlement from the Iron Age, witness a long settlement history of the area. 1569 very Öland was declared a royal hunting park, which brought significant cuts like a hunting ban and restriction of the right to logging in with the local population. While in most of Öland these limitations accounted for in 1801, the area remained at Boda in the royal property. It created a permanent conflict with the local farmers who still used the forests to logging, especially for Kalkbrennerein, the extraction of tar and home construction. 1850 escalated the situation. In the course of a dispute relating to timber thefts occurred in 1850 for Bödaupproret, the Boda - insurgency. 110 soldiers were from the Swedish mainland induce commanded quell the uprising. In the park is the mid - Mille Stein, one of the few surviving route blocks from the 18th or 19th century.

The Swedish government then acquired the farm Skäftekärr Gard and taught there until 1860 that a nursery. The first Master of the Hunt used to Skäftekärr JE Bohmann prompted an extensive reforestation to stop the problematic spread of the sand. Bohmann also set up to that point on Öland a foreign tree species. Even today in the region unusual species such as Douglas fir, giant living trees and white pine, which date back to the period of service Bohmanns.