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Revision as of 12:12, 13 March 2008

Photo by Björn Wallentinus
Greyleg geese over Angarn, March 05, 2008

Overview

Much like Lake Hornborga, Lake Angarn was dried out to create farmland. Atleast once in 1863 and once 1890-2 the water level was lowered but the result was not completely satisfactory. The ditches grew in and had to be cleaned out peridodically. The maintenance was not kept up after 1945 and the lake disaperad more and more.

During the 1960s and 70s it was in danger of becoming the next Stockholm suburb complete with subway etc. Among others the Angarngruppen group was created to fight this, and eventually the Angarn lake nature reserve was created in the early 1980s.

The lake was restored in two steps during the 1980s and 1990s. The water was raised, a dam built and alot of clay was removed. Smaller restoration and maintenance is carried out periodically.

Today Angarn is one of the better birding spots in the stockholm and Uppland area.

Birds

Notable Species

Today Angarn hosts about 100 nesting species as well as about 150 migrants and other temporary guests.

Rarities

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Check-list

Birds you can see here include:

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Other Wildlife

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Site Information

History and Use

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Areas of Interest

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Access and Facilities

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Contact Details

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External Links

Angarngruppen, site only in Swedish currently

Birding at Angarn, complete with species list

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