🦎 Närsholmen

Sweden · Europe · Nature Reserve · 57.23°N, 18.69°E

Närsholmen is a peninsula and a nature reserve on the southeast coast of Gotland, Sweden, adjacent the village of När. The landscape is savanna-like and has a rich birdlife, about 45 species has been spotted, and a number of orchids. In the late part of summer, the peninsula is covered with Echium vulgare. The reserve was established in 1986. It was also designated as a Natura 2000 area.

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Quick facts

Country	Sweden
Continent / region	Europe
Protection type	🦎 Nature Reserve
Coordinates (approx.)	57.23°N, 18.69°E · view on map

Närsholmen is a nature reserve in Sweden, in Europe. The details of why Närsholmen is ecologically important are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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