Skanör area

The land around Skanör consists of grazed meadows, a few cultivated fields, shallow seawater lagoons and sandbanks, as well as a few small woods. This diversity of habitat attracts a rich variety of species and large numbers of birds that include passage migrants and breeders. Skanör can sometimes be a good choice for raptor studies in south-easterly winds, when raptors are drifted north by the wind.

How to get there

Continue straight on at the roundabout at the end of road 100 and follow Malmövägen until it ends at a T-junction. Turn right and drive along Mellangatan in Skanör. If you’re aiming for Slusan, Ålasjön or Skanörs revlar, turn left onto Hamnvägen after about 500 m. You can park either about half-way along the road or at the harbour.

For Knösen and Knävången, follow Mellangatan up to the church. There is a small parking area just behind the church. From here, you must walk, since the road to Knösen is not a public one.

The observation sites east of Skanör, Storevång and the disused rubbish dump, can be reached directly by turning right in the roundabout at the end of road 100 and then continue until the road makes a 90° bend to the left (Storevång). A small road to the right leads to the rubbish dump.

Skanörs park is easy to find, for example from the shopping-center in Skanör.

The best way to move between the sites around Skanör is by bicycle as this gives you access to paths and small roads on which cars are not allowed, as well as helping you to cover distances that are quite long for walking. However, cycling on the sand at Skanörs revlar isn't recommended.

Rubber boots are the most suitable footwear, especially in winter. Beware of quick changes of the sea level. At higher levels it may even flood the meadows and sandbanks.