Kålhuvudet
Kålhuvudet or the Kålhuvudets Nature Reserve is situated in Örnsköldsvik Municipality, in Björna parish of Västernorrland County in northern Sweden. It is located 7 km southwest of Hemling and covers 770 hectares. The reserve was founded in 1993 and is a protected old-growth forest, old-growth spruce forest interspersed with sloped wetland areas more typical to mountainous regions. Located at 510 meters above sea level, the area is subject to high levels of snowfall and many of the trees have experienced damage from the snows. The area was protected to allow the ecosystem to freely develop. Several varieties of spiders, including the conical wheel orb-weaver spider and the long-jawed orb weaver spider have been found amid the spruce trees. The Black woodpecker, Eurasian three-toed woodpecker, Siberian jay and western capercaillie are among the various bird species found in the forest. Among the types of flora found are shrub-like birch; flowering ''Cicerbita alpina'' ...
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