Sydbillingen’s plateau*

Untouched nature on the dolerite plateau

The plateau on the south of Billingen is a nature reserve.

The bedrock throughout the reserve is dolerite. The soil layers are either a thin moraine cover or more or less massive peat layers. Because the dolerite’s flat upper surface is criss-crossed by fractures and hollows, a mosaic landscape has been created, with woodland covering the dryer parts and marshes covering the wetter parts.

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Sydbillingen’s plateau is a nature reserve.

Platåbergens Geopark

Layers of history — In the geopark we find geological phenomena and places that are only found here or in a few places in the world, such as; the peneplane (the bedrock surface) with its flat surface, the table mountains which with their unique rock layers rise from the plain landscape and ice age deposits that create an incomparable landscape. This geology has also created conditions for varied flora, species-rich fauna, exciting cultural and industrial history and active outdoor life. Platåbergens Geopark is a collaboration between nine municipalities; Grästorp, Vänersborg, Trollhättan, Lidköping, Götene, Skara, Falköping, Skövde and Mariestad.

Syd­bil­ling­en’s plateau*

The pla­teau on the south of Bil­ling­en is a natu­re reserve.

Pla­tå­ber­gens Geopark

UNE­SCO Glo­bal Geopark

Sydbillingen’s plateau*

The plateau on the south of Billingen is a nature reserve.

Platåbergens Geopark

UNESCO Global Geopark