Regulation No. 1669 on protection of Ånuglo, Midtøya, Seløya and Flornes natural reserves, Tysnes municipality, Hordaland.

This Regulation sets rules on the protection of a coastal woodland area of approx. 4 113 acres, which consists of great variety of rare and vulnerable lime pine forest, coastal pine forest and deciduous forest with significant elements of ivy, holly and yew. The Ånuglo, Midtøya, Seløya and Flornes natural reserves also consist of a patch of important geology and are useful for teaching and research purposes. It is an objective to retain protective values in as much as possible untouched condition, and possibly develop dei further.
The natural reserve protection shall include the following safety regulations: vegetation, including dead trees and bushes, are protected against damage and destruction – it is therefore forbidden to remove plants and fungi or parts thereof from the reserve. Planting or seeding of trees and other vegetation is prohibited. b) Wildlife, including nesting sites are protected against damage, destruction and unnecessary disturbance. The release of animals is prohibited. c) No measures that could change the natural environment may be implemented (construction of buildings, equipment, fences or other permanent or temporary facilities, parking of caravans, barracks, overhead lines, underground cables or sewers, construction of roads, drainage or other form of reclamation, removal, filling or storage mass, discharge of sewage or other concentrated contaminant, dropping of waste, fertilizing, liming or use of chemical pesticides). Littering is prohibited. d) Use of the natural reserve to major events is prohibited. e) It is prohibited to light fires in the reserve outside of established bonfire in the recreational areas.