A flourishing deciduous woodland in transformation
The park preserves southern Swedish broadleaf forest in an almost unchanged state, with mixed deciduous woodland and impressive beech forests.
1918
Skåne
A flourishing deciduous woodland in transformation
The park preserves southern Swedish broadleaf forest in an almost unchanged state, with mixed deciduous woodland and impressive beech forests.
1918
Skåne
About Dalby Söderskog National Park
Dalby Söderskog has been both forest and a tree‑covered grazing area. At the beginning of the 1900s, there was here a hall‑like landscape of oak and beech with a shimmering green carpet.
In Dalby Söderskog, the forest is allowed to develop freely, but some management is still needed. An area with old oaks is cleared regularly so that the trees can survive. Without this help, the oaks would be crowded out by ash and elm.
Along the paths, trees are removed if they risk falling across the path. The ancient monument Hästhagevallen is also kept free from overgrowth.
The national park is at its most beautiful in spring. The intense, almost exotic, spring flowering with carpets of yellow and white is a welcome sign of the season.
Dalby Söderskog is Sweden’s smallest national park by area, at 36 hectares.