Ottenby is a nature reserve at the southern tip of the island of Öland in Sweden. Previously Ottenby was a royal game reserve stocked with fallow deer; in fact, the King Charles X Gustav of Sweden built a medieval drystone wall to confine the deer. The reserve is situated at the southern edge of the Stora Alvaret, a unique limestone pavement ecosystem designated as a World Heritage Site comprising most of the southern half of the island of Öland^[1]. Ottenby offers diverse habitats including coastal marsh, marine, woodland and alvar. Nearest villages include Alby, Hulterstad, Gettlinge and Triberga. A nature reserve (natural reserve, nature preserve, natural preserve) is an area of importance for wildlife, flora, fauna or features of geological or other special interest, which is reserved and managed for conservation and to provide special opportunities for study or research. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Binomial name Dama dama (Linnaeus, 1758) The Fallow Deer (Dama dama) is a ruminant mammal belonging to the family Cervidae. ... Charles X Gustav (Karl X Gustav) (November 8, 1622 – February 13, 1660), was King of Sweden from 1654 until his death. ... The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times. ... It has been suggested that Rock fence be merged into this article or section. ... Stora Alvaret on southeast of Öland with Eketorp Fortress in background. ... Limestone pavement above Malham Cove A limestone pavement is a landform consisting of a horizontal surface of exposed limestone showing the effects of weathering. ... Site #86: Memphis and its Necropolis, including the Pyramids of Giza (Egypt). ... Rugged coastline of the West Coast of New Zealand The coast is defined as the part of the land adjoining or near the ocean. ... Freshwater marsh in Florida In geography, a marsh is a type of wetland, featuring grasses, rushes, reeds, typhas, sedges, cat tails, and other herbaceous plants (possibly with low-growing woody plants) in a context of shallow water. ... Limber Pine woodland, Toiyabe Range, central Nevada Biologically, a woodland is differentiated from a forest. ... Alvar on the shoreline of Lake Eries Kelleys Island An alvar or pavement barren is a limestone plain with thin or no soil and, as a result, sparse vegetation. ... Medieval drystone bridge in Alby Alby, Sweden (Latitude: 59° 16 60N; Longitude: 17° 41 60E) is a village on the Baltic Sea in the Hulterstad district at the western fringe of the Stora Alvaret. ...

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• Stora Alvaret