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Kalandsvika Bay in the eastern part of Kalandsvatnet

Kalandsvika

12.06.2018 - 19:32

There is little to say about the opportunity for surveying from the bird observation tower in Kalandsvika: 155 different bird species have been sighted in the Kalands water shed. Take your binoculars and visit the tower in late spring - early summer or during the winter half of the year. If you are lucky, you might get to see a rare bird species.

Reppadalen (Svein Nord)

Reppadalen

31.03.2018 - 19:33

The unusual bog landscape, with enormous peat deposits surrounded by steep mountainsides, makes Reppadalen in Arna an exciting, but little visited tour destination for most of Bergen's inhabitants. Those who live in Arna, however, know to make the most of its beautiful natural splendour.

Cross-leaved heath (Akvarell: Miranda Bødtker)

Steinevik

31.03.2018 - 19:37

Vinnesleira

Vinnesleira

06.12.2018 - 11:03

Bays that are shallow far out into the sea, with fine sand and clay, are rare in Hordaland. Where they are found, the reason is usually that the edge of the glacier made smaller advances or stopovers when it calved back at the end of the last Ice Age. This is what happened at Vinnesleira.

Slåttene

Slåttene

31.03.2018 - 19:53

Pøylo

Pøyla

16.06.2018 - 16:01

Beautiful Demoiselle

Sjøbøelva river

15.05.2018 - 13:40

Gathering place for the barn swallows

Ulvenvatnet

16.06.2018 - 16:05

Lake Ulvenvatnet is thought to be the most species rich wetlands in the municipality. Despite this, the area is not protected, nor is it likely ever to be.

Kråmyrane (Svein Nord)

Kråmyrane

06.03.2019 - 18:15

Myravatnet, Eikelund skole oppe til høyre. (Svein Nord)

Rambjøra

06.03.2019 - 18:35

In Sanddalen and Helldalsåsen the building of houses has increased dramatically. Where there eariery was grazing land, hundreds of families now live. Not far away, lies Rambjøra as an oasis in the built up area.