A new decision was taken by the County Administrative Board on 12 September 1994 when the rules for staying in the nature reserve were changed. The area covers about 20 hectares, of which about 15 hectares is land area. The purpose of the reserve is to preserve an area of distinctive, beautiful nature and of great importance for the public's outdoor life.

The area is accessible to visitors from land, but can also be reached by boat. To the south and east there are bathing-friendly rocky beaches.

Old agricultural landscape
The area's main natural values are associated with small areas of pasture and coastal meadows. The area is an example of the old agricultural landscape on Blidö. According to the 1904 county map, the parts of the reserve that are now openly grazed were rough meadows. Mowing is said to have continued right into the 1940s and 1950s.

Hilly areas and open land
Linkudden consists of a peninsula. Hilly terrain with mainly pine forest dominates the area. The eastern and western parts of the reserve consist of two large rocky areas. Between these two ridges, mixed forest with a high proportion of deciduous trees grows on healthier ground. In the southern part, the mixed forest changes into more open land towards the coastal meadow.

The beaches to the south and east are dominated by polished rocks. In the northern part of the reserve is an open pasture, which continues outside the reserve in the north. Wildlife is rich with numerous traces of deer. Birdlife is also rich, including nesting waterfowl.

Preserving open spaces
Linkudden's coastal meadows and meadows and pastures have botanical values. The overall aim of the reserve's management is to maintain the open land in good condition through grazing and supplementary management, such as mowing and clearing of undergrowth, so that the flora dependent on grazing can be preserved and developed. Among the vascular plants in the area that are favoured by grazing are rosette maidenhair, darnel grass, wild linden, Adam's and Eve's, coneflower, snakeweed, meadowsweet, blackcap, little bluebell, buckwheat and small borers.