The meadows and pastures
Look past the meadows and pastures and say hello to the sheep. In the landscape where Astrid Lindgren grew up, there were plenty of pastures and grazing animals, including at Näs. So the sheep really belong here on the edge of the gardens. Together, pastures and meadows are some of our most species-rich landscapes, but today they are increasingly rare. Here at Näs we are creating new spaces for these cultural lands. A new place for natural diversity.
Bees at Näs
Buzzing in the tree canopies and raspberry thickets is a sure sign of summer. The comforting sound of bees diligently collecting nectar and pollen invites you to close your eyes and listen, and not without a sense of awe for their labour, flying purposefully from flower to flower to deposit pollen. If you’re curious about bees, take a look at our demonstration hive to see its inner workings. There you can also learn more about our honey bees and their amazing colonies.
“My piece of Sweden is the Småland pastures, angelic lands born of an intimate fusion of forest and meadow, home to flowers, trees and birds. Green grazing lands for cows and sheep and a place for children to gather wild strawberries, truly they are angelic lands!”
From ‘Min bit av Sverige’ in ‘Livets mening’ by Astrid Lindgren
Read more about the gardens
The Forest Grove
To create a sense of safety, a garden must be calm, bright, warm and friendly. This is exactly what you will find in the Forest Grove.
The moss garden
A forest room where everything falls still and quiet.
The Leaf Hall
In the centre of the open grassland just east of Astrid Lindgren’s childhood home, a group of birch trees have formed an oval room.