Selets Bruk (1800-1896) is a nature reserve just outside Luleå which during the late 19th century was the largest industry in Norrbotten. What remains today are the dam that has been reconstructed, the manor house, a cottage by the wharf, the blast furnace ruins, slag heaps and several house grounds that belonged to the mill.
Cows, sheep and horses have shaped the landscape in Selet and even today you can see a rich meadow flora around the pastures. Cloves, cuckoo flowers, lily of the valley and thistles are fragrant along the paths. Already in early summer, the meadows are decorated with butter balls, buttercups, midsummer flowers and red bladderwort. There are also two species of lock fern – rare ferns that are only a few centimeters high.
There are beavers and crayfish, implanted from southern Swedish waters. Birds that you can come across in the reserve are, for example, the warbler, cuckoo and flycatcher.
Together with our Huskies take a walk to the harness and let the dogs take a dip in the river. Then we grill sausages and have coffee with dip before returning to the kennel.
It is permitted to:
- hike
- build a fire in prepared barbecue areas
- pick berries and edible mushrooms
Think about the rights of the public and take care of nature!
