Prestegårdsskogen Nature Reserve

Steigen Municipality, Norway · built 2000

Prestegårdsskogen Nature Reserve (Prestegårdsskogen naturreservat) is a nature reserve on the southern side of the island of Engeløya in Steigen Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is a heavily hazel-forested area; other than a few far smaller exceptions, it is the northernmost known hazel forest. Various other species find their northernmost extent here. The 276-decare (68-acre, 27.6-hectare) nature reserve was created in 2000, and it has since been expanded to the east to a total of 1,153 decares (285 acres, 115.3 ha). The elevation of the reserve ranges from 20 to 500 metres (66 to 1, 640 ft) above sea level.

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