Recent days and forecast
Next days
The 7-day forecast, hourly plan and an alert for this place are in pre-sale.
See the pre-saleWhere to look
Look for bilberries and wood sorrel in forest along trails around Kosta, and for juniper and wild thyme on old pastures. Elder, nettle and dog rose grow by stone walls and buildings. Meadowsweet flowers in July in ditches and by lakes.
What grows here
bilberry, common juniper, wood sorrel, stinging nettle, elder (elderflower, elderberry), dandelion, yarrow, wild strawberry, dog rose (rosehip), meadowsweet, wild thyme (breckland thyme), common chickweed
Habitats: pine and spruce forest with bilberry, stony juniper pastures (hagmarker), meadows and scrub by farms
Rules
Allemansrätten lets you pick wild flowers, herbs and fruit that are not protected (fridlysta), on private land too, but not near homes or on crops. You may not dig plants up with their roots, or pick protected species for sale, and species lists are on the county board (länsstyrelsen) website. Nature reserves may ban picking, so read the signs.
About the place
Småland in southern Sweden is a land of forests, lakes and stony pastures. Around Kosta, pine forest with bilberry stretches for miles, and juniper covers old pastures. The season is later than in Poland, but July can be very rich.
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