Western Getterön Nature Reserve
Geology
The landscape of the nature reserve was formed after the last Ice Age when the ice sheet retreated. Within the area there are several giant's kettles. The bedrock consists of charnockite. The rock is also called Varberg granite and is rare in Sweden, except for on the coast of Halland.
Flora and fauna
In the nature reserve, there are plant species like bladder campion, harebell, Armeria maritima, sea kale, Glaux, Seriphidium maritimum, sea sandwort, and Gentianella uliginosa. The shore meadows of Western Getterön were used for grazing until the mid-1960s. When the grazing stopped, the landscape didn't grow to, because of the thin soil. Since 1998, the area is used for grazing again. Western Getterön is also a birdwatching site, mostly for seabirds and migratory birds, even if Getterön Nature Reserve on the other side of Getterön is more well-known and situated closer to Varberg. Northern gannet, northern fulmar, auks, parasitic jaeger, and European storm-petrel are some species that have been observed at Western Getterön.
References
- "Naturreservatet Västra Getterön". Halland County Council. Retrieved April 25, 2010.