Goksøyr Mires Nature Reserve
The Goksøyr Mires Nature Reserve[2] (Norwegian: Goksøyrmyrane naturreservat) is located on the island of Runde in the municipality of Herøy in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway.[3] The reserve was established in 1996 to "take care of a bog area with a blanket bog, a bog type and bog vegetation that were common in coastal areas, but which, due to various forms of intervention, are now rarely found in good and typical condition,"[4] according to the conservation regulations.
| Goksøyr Mires Nature Reserve | |
|---|---|
| Goksøyrmyrane naturreservat | |
IUCN category Ia (strict nature reserve) | |
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| Nearest city | Runde |
| Coordinates | 62°22′48″N 5°36′36″E |
| Area | 84 ha (210 acres) |
| Established | 1996 |
| Designated | 27 May 2013 |
| Part of | Runde |
| Reference no. | 2164[1] |
The nature reserve encompasses the northwestern part of a mountain plateau on Runde. Blanket bog dominates the area, which has slopes as steep as 25°. The bog is a nesting area for the great skua.[3]
In 2013, the area was designated a Ramsar wetland site as one of five subareas of the Runde Ramsar Site.[5]
References
- "Runde". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- "Runde Bird Sanctuary" (PDF). County Governor of Møre and Romsdal. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 2, 2017. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
- "Mijlø-direktoratet: Goksøyrmyrane". Retrieved August 1, 2017.
- "Forskrift om fredning av Goksøyrmyrane naturreservat, Herøy kommune, Møre og Romsdal". December 13, 1996. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
å ta vare på eit myrområde med terrengdekkande myr, ein myrtype og myrvegetasjon som har vore vanleg i kyststrøka, men som på grunn av ulike former for inngrep har vorte sjelden i god og typisk utforming
- Forvaltingsplan for Runde og Grasøyane fuglefredingsområde Goksøyrmyrane naturreservat Herøy og Ulstein kommunar. 2013. Molde: Fylkesmannen i Møre og Romsdal, p. 3.