Bexellstigen

Bexell's "speaking" stones Lapides loquentes semper habemus (stones that speak we always have) This is a unique cultural monument in Åkulla Bokskogar. At the end of the 19th century, Alfred Bexell (1831-1900), the original member of parliament and landowner, had words of wisdom and names carved on rocks and flat stones. He was a very well-read man and many phrases he probably formulated himself, such as "don't say if I have time I will learn perhaps you will never have time". Bexell feared that the Swedish language would eventually be mixed with other languages and eventually disappear completely. This is said to be the reason for the more than 700 carvings.For those who want to know more, the book "Bexells talande stenar Ett unikt kulturarv i Halland" by Margareta Strömbom is recommended.

**The reserve is an appreciated visitor destination where especially "Bexell's speaking stones" makes the wings of history constantly feel present. But for those interested in history, there are more exciting discoveries to be made. Traces of the Ice Age, for example, can be seen both in the form of ridges and ice river deposits. Many candelabra-shaped and barbed beech and oak trees indicate that the old cultural landscape was more open. The growth pattern of some of the beech trees suggests that they were used for stubble cultivation or grew up in a forest grazed by animals." 'Sunrise' is an accepted name for Toppbjär by local residents. The name refers to the fact that when the sun rises over Toppbjär, it is time to go to Torstorp to start the day's work."