Nature & Trekking

The trails are currently unmarked at some places where the markers have fallen down.
This will be fixed before the spring season 2011 starts.

To make easier for visitors to enjoy our natural environment we have marked out trails of various lengths. The forests include both deciduous forest and coniferous forest, and in between meadows as well as ruin of old crofts. Along the river banks you willl find untouched wilderness with a rich flora and fauna. Animals include elk, roe deer, wild boar, lynx, hare, rabbit, capercaillie, wild ducks and many other forest birds and water living birds. Also, river otter has been spotted ocasionally.

Below you can read about each trail
individually.

Ljusdalen och Bokelund

Ljusdalen och Bokelund were crofts (small cottages on rented land) whose land for a long
time has been in our farm's posession. The land was thereafter bought by its respective sharecroppers but bought back by our farm in the middle of last century when many small farmers gave up
agriculture and moved out of their houses. Many of the crofts in Sweden were torn down and sold as fire wood(!) at that time. Now the ruins of these crofts
tell the tale of a time that is no longer, a time where small meadows only rich in stones were still used for agriculture. The croft of Bokelund has been maintained and is still
standing. This trail can be used by all since the road is easily accessible. On the way it passes our shooting range and when
shoooting is taking place the road
is barred. However, it is not
dangerous to walk on the road even so.

Bräkneån och Hökamålaskogen

Nature along the river of Bräkneån is made up of rocky wilderness. Downstream, river otter has been spotted at
several times. The otter is very scarce even if it is the
provincial animal of Småland. The flora is also rich, with
many different trees and
plants. This trail also passes the forest at Hökamåla which is mostly made up of dark coniferous forest, mainly
spruce. This is a demanding
trail as the land has many natural obstacles such as large stones, logs, and the land along the river is boggy at some places. Despite the somewhat tough natural conditions it
pays off to take some effort to walk this trail as the nature is outstanding along the river.

Rävåker och Storåker

At this trail you will find a few
of Knällsberg's cutural heritage sites. Storåker (translates great meadow), is not as big as the name implies but still beautiful, situated next to the river and surrounded by oak forest. Before the lower bogs where ditched and drained this meadow was the largest piece of cropland on the farm, hence the name.
After Storåker the trail follows the river where it turns
sharply to the left in a quite unusual way. This place is
called Svartahål (the black hole). After following the west river bank it crosses the river and continues through the
forest to a meadow called, Rävåker (translates Fow Meadow). This is surrounded by a fence and was used to catch foxes in the old days.