Prestegårdsskogen Nature Reserve | |
Iucn Category: | Ia |
Location: | Steigen, Norway |
Created: | 2000 |
Prestegårdsskogen Nature Reserve (Norwegian: Prestegårdsskogen naturreservat) is a nature reserve on the southern side of the island of Engeløya in the municipality of Steigen in Nordland county, Norway. It is a heavily hazel-forested area; other than a few far smaller exceptions, it is the northernmost known hazel forest. Various other species find their northernmost extent here.[1]
The 276adj=onNaNadj=on nature reserve was created in 2000, and it has since been expanded to the east to a total of 1153daa. The elevation of the reserve ranges from 20to above sea level.[2]