Prestegårdsskogen Nature Reserve Explained

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Prestegårdsskogen Naturreservat. Norwegian. 2012-04-24. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120204154401/http://tema.thorrune.net/miljovern/index.php?modus=steigen&plass=prestegardsskogen. 2012-02-04.
  2. Web site: Prestegårdsskogen naturreservat. Norwegian. 2012-04-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20070929120053/http://nordland.miljostatus.no/msf_themepage.aspx?m=1637#13315. 2007-09-29. dead.