Grubbdalen Nature Reserve

Grubbdalen Nature Reserve (Swedish: Grubbdalens naturreservat) is a nature reserve in Jämtland County in Sweden. It is part of the EU-wide Natura 2000-network.

Grubbdalen Nature Reserve
Grubbdalen Nature Rerserve with the peak Juthatten in the background
Location within Jämtland County
Grubbdalen Nature Reserve (Sweden)
LocationSweden
Nearest cityÖstersund
Coordinates64°02′22″N 13°42′44″E
Area21 km2 (5,200 acres)[1]
Established2003[1]

The nature reserve consists of parts of a valley between the Norwegian parts of the Scandinavian mountains and a lower part of the mountain chain on the Swedish side of the border. At the bottom of the valley runs a small river, surrounded by tree-less bogs. Higher up the valley is richly forested, containing old-growth spruce forest and on the higher altitudes downy birch. The landscape has been characterized by its use by Sami people for a very long time, and formerly the valley also housed resident farmers; around 1900 eight families lived permanently here. Today there is no permanent population but the area is still used by the Sami as pasture for reindeer.[1]

The flora of the nature reserve is relatively rich and includes among other species alpine yellow-violet, calypso orchid and February daphne. The fauna includes moose and brown bear, and occasionally also wolverine and Eurasian lynx.[1]

References
  1. "Grubbdalen" (in Swedish). Jämtland County Administrative Board. Retrieved 4 February 2018.


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