Gubbmossen nature reserve
The Gubbmossen nature conservation area was protected in 2003 based on its pine bogs with large subshrub vegetation. The area is 18.5 hectares.
Introduction
…pruces and broad-leaved trees are the dominant tree species.
Gubbmossen is a great place for learning about the swamp environment, as it clearly shows the variation that is typical to raised bogs, ranging from the nutrient-rich forest swamp types with thin peat layers near the edge of the swamp to the more barren pine bogs and poor fens closer to the middle of the swamp. Most of the swamp lies on the Espoo side of the border, and the lushest parts of it were turned into fields a long time ago.
On the Vantaa side, the Gubbmossen area became protected in 2003, and its size is 18.5 hectares.
For now, there are no marked paths in the Gubbmossen nature conservation area.
Gubbmossen is a great place for learning about the swamp environment, as it clearly shows the variation that is typical to raised bogs, ranging from the nutrient-rich forest swamp types with thin peat layers near the edge of the swamp to the more barren pine bogs and poor fens closer to the middle of the swamp. Most of the swamp lies on the Espoo side of the border, and the lushest parts of it were turned into fields a long time ago.
On the Vantaa side, the Gubbmossen area became protected in 2003, and its size is 18.5 hectares.
For now, there are no marked paths in the Gubbmossen nature conservation area.