Bats are protected in Stockholm’s new nature reserve
The Ålstensängen is located on Lake Mälaren in southern Bromma, overlooking Björnholmen and Hägersten. Tussilago and spring onion bloom, the trees are knotted, dogs bathe at the beach.
The new nature reserve will be about 67.7 hectares, about the same area as 135 football pitches.
– A nature reserve resists climate change better and here are high cultural -historical, organic and recreational values. Stockholm stands out, with water and forest in the middle of the city, says Åsa Lindhagen.
That there are many Areas with the values Åsa Lindhagen talk about depends on Stockholm’s unique location between Lake Mälaren and the Baltic Sea and the varied landscape. People have been using the land since the Bronze Age and no ordinary forestry has been conducted.
– When the government backs and does not meet the climate goals, we increase the ambitions. This area is important to protect for the future, says the temporary financial citizen council Anders Österberg (S).
The reserve will also extend 100 meters into Lake Mälaren.
What will not be allowed to do in the water?
– We will see what it means, the proposal will be out for consultation, there is a huge involvement for this in Bromma, says Åsa Lindhagen.
In practice, Ålstenskogen has been a nature reserve for a very long time. Isn’t that enough?
– It was talked about a hundred years ago, but the city has grown an incredible amount. We want to strengthen Stockholm as an attractive city, the oases must be allowed to remain, says Anders Österberg.
What the city should do in the forest is, among other things, to fight invasive species, clearing around coarse trees – and adapt the lighting to the protected bats.
– Strong light has a negative impact on species, we must show consideration for animals and nature. But we have to combine it with security, people must be able to feel safe in the city, says Åsa Lindhagen.
For the broma dogs Who likes to go loose is probably not as good. Parts of the area that will become a nature reserve are today a hundred area, where there is no leash.
In nature reserves with sensitive wildlife, grazing livestock or many visitors, the dog must be linked, regardless of how obedient it is, according to the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency.
In the City of Stockholm is available today eleven nature reserves And a cultural reserve.
– We will protect nature to an extent that has never been done before, says the Environment and Climate Citizen Council Åsa Lindhagen (MP).
