Börringesjön, Natural lake in Skåne County, Sweden

Börringesjön is a natural lake in Skåne County surrounded by farmland and forests that form its shoreline. The water stretches across a large area with varying landscapes along its edges, including open shores, wooded banks, and meadows.

In the 19th century, drainage works lowered Börringesjön, cutting off Klosterviken as a separate lake. This reclamation left Börringekloster, the monastery that gave the lake its name, standing some distance from the water. Borravallen and the Lindholmens castle ruin lie by the shore.

The lake takes its name from Börringekloster, the nearby monastery, though 19th-century drainage works lowered the water level and left the monastery some distance from the shore. Borravallen and the Lindholmens castle ruin stand by the water. Test fishing has recorded perch, bream, ruffe, pike, pikeperch, roach, rudd and tench.

You can explore the lake area through several trails that let you move at your own pace and enjoy different landscapes. The best times to visit are spring and autumn, when bird watching is most rewarding and the weather is mild.

In the 19th century the lake was lowered for drainage works, which cut off Klosterviken as a separate lake and left Börringekloster, the monastery that gave the lake its name, standing some distance from the water. Borravallen and the Lindholm castle ruin lie by the shore.