Stäketskogen Nature Reserve (Swedish: Stäketskogens naturreservat) is a nature reserve in Upplands-Bro Municipality, Stockholm County in Sweden.
| Stäketskogen Nature Reserve | |
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  Location within Stockholm County | |
| Location | Sweden |
| Coordinates | 59°28′47″N 17°45′48″E / 59.47972°N 17.76333°E |
| Area | 6,045 ha (14,940 acres)[1] |
| Established | 1989[1] |
The nature reserve has been created to protect an area of old-growth mixed coniferous forest. The area is hilly, with glacial till, and has been subjected to a very low degree of forestry.[1] It is a known habitat for several species of endangered insects and bracket fungi.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Stäketskogen" (in Swedish). Stockholm County Administrative Board. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
- ^ "Stäketskogens naturreservat" (in Swedish). Upplands-Bro Municipality. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
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