Tyresta National Park
Old-growth pine and spruce forest near Stockholm in Haninge and Tyresö
Tyresta protects one of the largest sections of untouched forest in southern Sweden, with pines up to 400 years old, on a rift valley landscape about 20 km from central Stockholm. Ridge tops carry Scotch pine and the lowlands Norwegian spruce.
Things to do
- On footWalk the old-growth pine ridges where some trees are up to 400 years old
- Try thisPick blueberries in the forest understory
- HeritageVisit the lakes Stensjön, Årsjön and Långsjön
- Try thisLook for saplings regrowing in the area burned in August 1999