Supporting pollinators in Forsmark
The industrial area at the nuclear power plant in Forsmark includes diverse habitats like coniferous forests, open grasslands, and sand.
Short facts
- Forsmark, Sweden
- Pollinating insects
- Support local biodiversity by taking active measures
- Continuous
The topography also shifts throughout the industrial area. All these habitats and features exist in a rather small area, which increases the potential to do effective measures for different types of pollinating species. Initial site visits identified areas for enhancing pollinator diversity, and several biodiversity measures were implemented between 2022 and 2023.
This included creating new nesting habitats, two fauna depots, a bee hotel and a sandbank. Grass cutting routines were also adjusted to allow full-season blooming and parts of the lawn were replaced with wildflower seeds.
In 2025, practices will continue to be maintained, including routines for how grass is cut and bushes cleared, as well as improvements to the sandbank created in 2023. Additional actions are planned but not yet confirmed and a follow-up inventory is planned in 2026. This project supports the Uppsala County Administrative Board’s ‘Roadmap for a sustainable county’.
More about biodiversity
Biodiversity and nature protection are a priority at Vattenfall. It is one of the focus areas in our environmental policy and therefore also a central part in our environmental work.
See also
Biodiversity assessment for nuclear fuel suppliers
Biodiversity is not only a topic related to our own operations.
Return of fish and control of invasive species at Ringhals
Ringhals uses seawater from two intake channels to cool its nuclear plant.
Vattenfall Umweltstiftung
Since 1994, the Vattenfall Umweltstiftung has supported over 220 environmental projects in Germany.