Sånebyklätten

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Sånebyklätten is the most southern situated of a serie of gravel deposites which were left by an iceriver which was following the Rottnavalley.

Further northwards Tonebyklätten is situated, ca. 30 m higher located, marked through an undulating landscape with high hills, deep ravines and hollows with soft forms between tops and valleys. Unfortunately many parts of this for Värmland unique area is destroyed through gravel pits.

The reserve, ca 9 ha, is in the northern part softly sloping with a sharp marked ”goatback” (Getrygg) which is leading up southwards. A path is following the marked ”goatback” up to the top. In the south the hill ends in steep slopes. Down by the southern part you can see lines of old seashores with marked terraces.

The Great Ice Age formed the landscape
Sånebyklätten and its surroundings had been formed when the inland-ice began to melt. The meltwater created big channels in the ice and flowed into the sea under the sea level. These meltwaterchannels are called icerivers.

Sånebyklätten got the status of a naturreserve for its geological interest. But here you will also find interesting plants and animals. The forest, rich of leaftrees, shelters many birds and insects. On the picture you see the biggest butterfly in Sweden, the ”Aspfjäril”. This butterfly is shy and stays preferably up in the tops of the trees. They will be allured to come down to the ground by carcass, excrements or similar.

The Rottna river was considerably bigger during the icemelting than today. The whole area of Sånebyklätten and further up to lake Rottnen is an estuary of the old river. When the sealevel began to sink the sand- and graveldeposites were exposed for the forces of waves and wind. You can see this by the softly undulating landscape around Rottneros.

The bar and vegetationless landscape was colonized by willows, grass and lower plants. When the climate was getting warmer amd the landlevel getting higher more plantspecies immigrated from the south. During this warm period the landscape was dominated by leaftrees, and the more dry areas by pines. Today the biggest part of the area around Rottneros is marked by farming and spruces forest. On the hill Sånebyklätten dominate spruces mixed with aspen in the lower parts. On the toparea pines and birches are dominating.

Sånebyklätten got the status of a naturereserve 1989 to conserve the geological interesting area. Sånebyklätten is important for the scenery of the landscape and the understanding of Värmlands nature.

Såneby ist situated ca 3 km south of Rottneros. Turn to Såneby/Öjervik Hpl. The reserve is easy to reach both from the west and the north side (see the map).

Public rules:
In the reserve the rules according §10 of the nature conservation law are in force. You will find a bill board with the rules the public has to observe in the area of the reserve. This is among others:
It is not allowed
- to drive motorvehicles
- to park on other places than the marked parking places
- build up caravans or other equipages

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