National Parks and Nature Reserves
The nature reserves in Stockholm involves regulations affecting both landowners and the general public by regulating usage of insecticides and fertilizers, construction of bridges, lighting of fires, camping, anchoring, and keeping unleashed dogs. A plan for the care and development of a nature reserve often means the city as well as private landowners are obliged to guarantee the maintenance of the area.
There is one national urban park, Kungliga Nationalstadsparken, and three major nature reserves in Stockholm, Kyrksjölöten, Judarskogen and Grimstaskogen while Hansta is likely to become one soon. Transforming the other areas listed below into nature reserves is being investigated, as they all are regarded to be of great recreational and biological value.
- Judarskogen
- Kyrksjölöten
- Hansta
- Järvafältet
- Kyrkhamn-Lövsta
- Grimstaskogen (Grimsta Nature Reserve)
- Sätraskogen
- Årstaskogen and Årsta holmar
- Älvsjöskogen
- Flaten
- Hammarbyskogen and Nacka Open-Air Area
- Fagersjöskogen and Farstanäset
- Rågsved Open-Air Area
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