Risen (Lund)
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| location | Sweden |
| surface | 230 ha |
| WDPA ID | 152571 |
| Geographical location | 55 ° 35 ' N , 13 ° 24' E |
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| Setup date | 1972 |
| administration | Skåne County County Council |
Risen is a nature reserve in the southern Swedish municipality of Lund in the province of Skåne län . The reserve has a size of about 230 hectares and is located directly south of Genarp and 18 kilometers southeast of Lund . The nature reserve was established in 1980 by the Länsstyrelsen (provincial government) of the then still existing province of Malmöhus län .
Flora and fauna
There are a large number of biotopes in the reserve . The north-eastern part is dominated by a well-preserved pasture landscape with many fens in which mainly vascular plants occur. Hunting is prohibited in this area. The remaining part consists of small coniferous and deciduous forests . According to a study (2002) there are at least 18 endangered insect , lichen and bird species in the nature reserve , including ten species of beetles . Noteworthy animal species are, for example, the Valerian butterfly , which is rare in Scandinavia , Corticeus unicolor (a black beetle ), the hair-shielded collar buck , stock doves and small woodpeckers . The most common tree species are red beech and birch .
Web links
- World Database on Protected Areas - Risen (Lund )
- Decision of the Länsstyrelsen with a map of the reserve (Swedish)
- Study on Risen (Swedish) (PDF file; 908 kB)