Stämma

Nature reserve

The nature reserve with its high natural values is also part of Natura 2000, the EU's network of valuable nature.

The traditionally favored flora is species-rich. Bluebell, trembling grass, virgin flower, lock fern, snake root, rattles, daisy, stagg, summer dandelion, meadow vetch, night violet, sunflower, and pig root are common in the pasture. Additionally, among others, cowslip, cat's foot, bride's brush, virgin Mary's keys, reed sedge, and buttercup can be found. The meadow at the northern tip of the reserve has been unmanaged for a longer period but has recently been restored.

The meadows are relatively open, but birches are scattered throughout the area. Examples of other tree species include ash, aspen, oak, wild apple, cherry, maple, pine, rowan, willow, and service tree. Among shrubs, junipers are the most common, but hazel, dog roses, and hawthorn also occur. In a couple of sedge marshes (wet meadows), primarily some alder grows, but also birch and willow species.

According to the district map from the late 1800s, a large part of the area was forested common land, but there were also several small fields. The shapes of these can still be seen today, and in connection with them, a large number of cultivation mounds remain. The traces of older agricultural landscapes are many. In the eastern part of the meadow, there are several remains of crofts with house foundations and cellar pits. About 100 meters southeast of the residential house at Stämma, there is an old coal pit, and west of the house, there used to be a distillery (according to the district map).