Description
Bornsjön nature reserve (earlier called Bornsjön nature concervancy area) is situated a couple of miles southwest of Stockholm and borders to Lake Mälaren and the Södertälje bay. The main part of the nature reserve is located in Salem- and Botkyrka municipalities. The reserve also includes Lake Tullan, which western half belongs to Södertälje municipality. The Bornsjön area can be characterised as a rift valley landscape as well as an unmistakable Sörmland type historical farmland. Modern croplands, beautiful former pastures with mostly oak and hazel and shady wooded areas dominate the manorial landscape.
There are also evergreen forests with high nature values in the area. Bornsjön is limnologically valuable and an important nesting area for osprey and black-throated diver.
Accessibility
The Bornsjön reserve is rather easy to access and is within cycling distance for those who live in the soutwest Stockholm suburbs. There are several roads and paths going through the area. Several small roads are closed for motorised traffic but can be used for cycling or walking.
The purpose of the reserve:
To keep the area accessible for the type of recreational activities that requires no special facilities. Recreational activities that do require special facilities as golf, go-cart and similar, go against the purpose of the reserve and the protectional interests of Bornsjön as a water supply and will therefore have to be located somewhere else.
Decree: The County Administrative Board, February 3, 1995.
Acreage: (the part that belongs to Södertälje municipality): 239 hectare of which 37 hectare is water.
Conservation manager: Stockholm Water AB.
Restrictions for the public:
Besides regulations and prohibitions in laws and constitutions it is not allowed to:
- Destroy or damage permanent natural objects or configurations by drilling, picking, blasting, carving, painting or similar.
- Break twigs or branches, cut down or in other ways damage living or dead trees or bushes or to damage other vegetation by digging up twigs, herbs, grass, moss or lichens.
- Operate motorised vehicle (even snow scooter) on other roads than those where it is allowed.
- Deliberately disturb the wildlife for example by climbing trees or mountains near nests or barrows, capture or kill mammals, birds, reptiles or amphibians.
- Camp in a tent or park a caravan or trailer for more than two full days on the same location. The reason for the prohibition is not to limit or complicate the HVSS (Homeguard Battleschool) training activities. Exceptions from the prohibition can be made after consulting the consevation manager.
- Ride elsewhere than on roads and in areas where riding is allowed.
- Cycle in the terrain elsewhere than on provided roads.
- Climb mountains using rope or wire and similar activities.
- Arrange organised orienteering contests, practice orienteering training or similar activities without consulting the conservation manager. A permit from The County Administrative Board is required for larger organised activities (more than 100 participants) and for setting up start/goal point or parking.
- Arrange organised camping activities without consulting the conservation manager.
- Arrange races with motorised vehicles or similar activities without consulting the conservation manager.
- Moor or anchor a boat for longer time than two full days on the same location.
- Put up a sign, board, poster or similar except for information signs that have to do with the management of the nature reserve.
The picture above: Aeroplane photo of Bornsjön. Photography Göran Sehlstedt.
