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The water in
the area was drained in the 1870´s so that the cultivated land
that belonged to Huseby could be extended. To keep the water away
from the marsh they used the so called "Archimedes screw"
that you can see in restored condition just south of Huseby Bruk.
The projekt to drain the marsh was a short success. The marsh was
abandoned in the 1930´s and became choked up.
Later the thought to
recreate the marsh to help up the already rich bird life here, was
born. By a combination of the idea to restore the marsh and the
ambition to, at the same time, reduce the amount of nitrogen in Mörrumsån,
the project became real in 1995-1998. When the water from the
cultivated land nearby passes through the shallow marsh before it
reaches Mörrumsån, the process of reducing the nitrogen has
begun.
Despite that the marsh have been
restored so recently, a large number of different spieces of birds
have started to breed here. For ex: Mallard, Golden eye, Garganey,
Tufted duck, Lapwing, Snipe and Common Tern. A colony with about
400-500 pairs of Black headed Gulls have been established and
works as protection for other birds against predators.
Already have all
sorts of Grebes been seen here except the Horned Grebe.
Besides the spieces
that are breeding here, many other interesting birds have been
seen, such as Little Gull, Peregrine Falcon and Black Tern.
Lapwing and large flocks of the Common Crane have spent the night
in the marsh.
At the southern part of the marsh a
parking place has been built. There is also an information centre
and a look-out tower from which you get a good view over the marsh
and the birds there. The first floor of the look-out tower is also
available for disabled persons. Sunday mornings from April to
Oktober, the tower is manned with an ornitologist that can answer
your questions and lend you telescopes and binoculars etc.
Otherwise you can contact the tourist agency at Huseby for
eventual guiding. Tel:
0470-752097.
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