Jaktstuguskogen Nature Reserve
Jaktstuguskogen Nature Reserve () is a nature reserve in Södermanland County, Sweden. Established in 1919, it is the oldest nature reserve in the county and the first natural monument of Sweden. History From at least the 18th century and until the late 19th century, the area was used as pasture. In 1909, a small lake was created here, and the hunting lodge ( in Swedish) that has given the name to the reserve was built by the owner of nearby Rockelstad Castle, Eric von Rosen. In 1919, Eric von Rosen requested the area to be declared a natural monument, and it subsequently became the first nature reserve in Södermaland County as well as the first natural monument declared in Sweden. In 1949 the County Government decided, again after a request by the von Rosen family, to reduce the protected area, and in 2001 it was enlarged again. The centenary of the nature reserve was celebrated in 2019 with events such as guided tours and a speech by County Governor Liselott Hagberg. Nature The nature reserve is dominated by spruce forest. The area contains both low-lying parts and several small hills. The forest is around 120 years old in the lower