Wildlife
Snakes in Denmark
Once there were four species of snakes in Denmark. The Aesculapian snake and the Smooth snake are today considered extinct. That leaves the two remaining...
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The most common frog in Denmark
The European brown frog is the most common frog in Denmark.
The common frog (Rana temporaria) is undoubtedly Denmarks's most well-known amphibian, also known as...
The Danish water quality among the best in Europe.
Of the 28 European EU-countries, Denmark is still on the top 10-list of countries with the best bathing water quality.
Denmark's beaches follow a continental...
Ancient burial mounds in the Danish countryside
No matter if you go by car, bicycle or hiking through the Danish countryside there is a good chance that you will pass by...
Natural Denmark
Denmark consists of the peninsula of Jutland, north of Germany, and more than 400 islands, about 80 of which are inhabited. The Danish coastline is all together more than 8000 kilometers long with beaches, islands, marshland, mudflats, inlets and coastal meadows. Denmark is the smallest of the Nordic countries but still with a rich and varied countryside calling for natural adventures.
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Introduction to the wild of Denmark
Coastal area near Thorup Strand, Northern Jutland. No matter...
Denmarks largest land-breeding predator
The Grey Seal
After a hundred years of absence from Danish waters, first of all, due to hunting, the Grey Seal has reintegrated over the...
Nature & Wildlife
Danish nature is the natural home for a large number of plants and animals - estimated around 40,000 species in total. In remote areas the Danish Wildlife includes wolves, migrating Golden Jackals, breeding eagles, Beavers and Red Deers.
Wildlife
Slow worm – the legless lizard
Slow worm (Anguis fragilis)
The slow worm is widely distributed in Denmark.
Being a...
Wildlife
Return of the Eagle-owl
In 1884 the last Danish Eagle-owl was shot in central Jutland. Not...
Wildlife
The most common frog in Denmark
The European brown frog is the most common frog in Denmark.
The common...
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Outdoor Denmark
Sleeping in the woods
Overnight outside.
You may stay overnight on publicly owned natural areas on the...
Outdoor Denmark
Can I stay overnight at the public beaches?
Is it okay to sleep for the night at the public beaches?
Well,...
Outdoor Denmark
Sleep on the forest floor – for free
Denmark welcomes you to spend the night in the nature areas owned...
Rights of way and accessing land.
In Denmark, there is a more restricted freedom to roam on privately held land compared to Norway and Sweden. All dunes and beaches and all publicly owned...
