The nature reserve Drawing original by Monica Ramström Tap the map for info. Husebymaden is located south of Huseby Bruk, by the northern part of Lake Åsnen and has an area of 85 ha. The wetland is a good complement to the valuable and bird-rich Åsnen area. The birds that mainly benefit are swans, ducks, ducks and waders. To make it easier for visitors and at the same time minimize disturbance to the birds, walking trails and observation towers have been laid out. Maden is not only an important bird lake but also an important food trap for the inflowing nitrogen-rich water. The water that comes from nearby fields and Holy River flows through the food very slowly and the nutrients are utilized by the plants. In this way, the food constitutes a significant nitrogen trap, which reduces eutrophication of the Baltic Sea. History Maden was dried during the latter part of the 19th century to create good arable land. The drying was carried out with an extensive ditch system and protective embankments against the adjacent Holy River. From the food, the water was pumped to the river with the Archimedes screw which is located by the river bank, opposite the manor. The screw was used in the 1940s. The food area has not been used in recent decades. The re-creation of the wetland Re-creation has been carried out by constructing new dam walls. Through a system of ditches, the water is led from the fields and the river into the food. In the western and southern part of the food, beach meadows have been created with a cattle pasture valuable for nature conservation . The re-creation of food is financed in equal parts by the World Wide Fund for Nature WWF, Alvesta Municipality and the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency. The County Labor Board has contributed with work teams for e.g. clearing work, erection of fences and construction of bird towers. In the Kronberg nature room located at Huseby Bruk, visitors can get further information about the food and other nature in Kronoberg County. Links for more information about Husebymaden: Kronobergs Ornitologiska Förening. The County Administrative Board in Kronoberg . Some points in the project. A project group consisting of Alvesta Municipality, the County Administrative Board, the Swedish Forest Stewardship Council, the Swedish Property Agency and the Kronoberg Ornithological Society was formed in January -94. The tree stand along the old dike, at the eastern edge of the food, was completely felled in the autumn of '95. Tillage to enable attractive grazing takes place in different stages during 1996. During the spring, the entire food was burned and during the autumn, the very strong cataract vegetation along the western edge of the food was processed with milling units . The milled area has an area of about 20 ha and forms the boundary zone between the permanent pasture and the future lake. The Water Court announced a ruling regarding "Regulation of Husebymaden" on 5 August 1996. The water level of the future bird lake will be about 85 ha. Construction of embankments along the east shore began early in the autumn of '96 and was completed in November of the same year. Cattle grazing started in the summer of '97. Formation of the nature reserve Husebymaden, March -98. Inauguration of HM the King 29 / 4-98. Per-Erik Larsson Copyright © KOF 971120, Per-Stefan Hallberg