Summer 2014 in Tisvilde Hegn in Northsealand, Denmark – a unique nature with large biodiversity

Sommer 2014 i Tisvilde Hegn i Nordsjælland, Danmark – en enestående natur med stor biodiversitet.

 

A 3 hours bike and walk tour in Tisvilde Plantation early morning 2. june 2014.

 

En 3 timers cykel- og gåtur i Tisvilde Hegn om formiddagen den 2. juni 2014.

 

Text and photos Erik K Abrahamsen

 

 

Tisvilde Hegn is the eldest sand hill plantation in Denmark and situated in North Sealand beween Kattegat Sea, Arresø, Liseleje, Asserbo, Tisvilde, Tisvildeleje and Tibirke. The plantation was established from 1793 and 1875 to protect the area from sanddrift, which started around 1500 and destroyed all farmings and villages the next 200 years and was stopped 1730.

The entire plantation Tisvilde Hegn has an area of 13 km2 with a large variety of forest, plants, bogs, lakes, meadows, dunes, heaths, beaches with coast hills and elevated sea bottom from Danish Stone Age and Ice Age from 12.000-4000 B.C.

 

Tisvilde Hegn is a protected EU NATURA 2000 HABITAT area and protected by Danish laws: Naturbeskyttelsesloven, Skovloven and Miljømålsloven. 

NATURA 2000 nr. 135, HABITAT H119 TISVILDE HEGN and MELBY OVERDREV include: Tisvilde Hegn, Melby Overdrev, Tibirke Bakker, Asserbo Plantage and Liseleje Plantage.

 

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I start my bike- and walk tour at Asserbo Castle Ruin.

 

Map of Tisvilde Hegn:

 

 

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 Map of Tisvilde Plantation – Kort over Tisvilde Hegn:

 

 

I follow the road LEJEVEJ in direction east and direction Tisvildeleje:

 

 

Cut down of overturned trees from the big storm (Hurricane) BODIL, which hit Northcoast of Sealand 5.-6. december 2013:

 

 

Follow LEJEVEJ 1,5 km to the crossroad BRANTEBJERG LINIEN and turn left in direction north and direction Kattegat Sea: 

Here in the crossroad a zo fallow deer look at me:

 

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The view from BRANTEBJERG coastline hill in direction west to Liseleje, Kattegat Sea and Tisvilde Plantation: 

 

 

View from BRANTEBJERG coastline hill (about 20-25 meter above sea level) in direction west to Liseleje, Kattegat Sea, Tisvilde Plantation and and the tongue of North Sealand in the horizon: 

 

 

View from BRANTEBJERG 20-25 meters above sea level in direction north to Kattegat Sea and crowns of the trees:

 

 

Map of Tisvilde Plantation – Kort over Tisvilde Hegn:

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A burial mound “BIRKEHØJ” from Danish Bronze Age about 500-1500 B.C. at the road BRANTEBJERG LINIEN:

 

 

Close to road BRANTEBJERG LINIEN I visit 3 burial mounds “SORTE HØJE” from Danish Bronze Age about 500-1500 B.C.:

 

 

From burial mounds “SORTE HØJE” I biked on the road NORDHUSLINIE in direction west to burial mounds from Danish Bronze Age, about 500-1500 B.C. “HAREHØJE”:

 

 

Burial mounds “HAREHØJE”:

 

 

View from top of burial mound “HAREHØJ” in direction north to Kattegat Sea:

 

 

HAREHØJ burial mounds in Tisvilde Plantation:

 

 

4 burial mounds  and a mentir from Danish Bronze Age 500-1500 B.B. among the trees in Tisvilde Hegn:

 

 

From HAREHØJE I bike on a small path in direction west to ENEBÆRDALEN and BANGSHØJ:

 

 

ENEBÆRDALEN in Tisvilde Hegn:

 

 

BANGGHØJ in Tisvilde Plantation with memorial stone of Forest ranger FR.C.A. BANG:

Text on the stone:

“Forstraad FR.C.A. BANG, Skovrider for Tisvilde-Frederiksværk Skovdistrikt 1876-1900”

 

 

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From Bangshøj I bike down the coastline hill to STRANDVEJEN – the 7 km bike- and walk road alongside the foot of the coastline hills from Asserbo to Tisvildeleje:

 

 

A small path “Trondeskovvej” to TROLDESKOVEN in Tisvilde Hegn:

 

 

 

Trees in Troldeskoven only 400 meters from Kattegat Coastline:

 

 

 

Kattegat Sea – the beach at TROLDESKOVEN in Tisvilde Hegn:

 

 

 Kattegat Sea at the beach at TROLDESKOVEN in TISVILDE HEGN – view in direction east to Tisvildeleje:

 

 

View in direction south to Troldeskoven and 20-25 meters coastline hills formed by the Ice Cap covered all Scandinavia about 1o-12.000  B.C.:

 

 

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View on the beach at Troldeskoven in direction west to Liseleje and Kattegat Beach:

 

 

From TROLDESKOVEN I biked on STRANDVEJEN in direction west to a crossroad and turned left to BISP ABSALON VEJ in direction SLOTSPORT HUS and ASSEBO CASTLE RUIN:

 

STRANDVEJEN – 7 km. bike- and walk path between Asserbo in west  and Tisvildeleje in east in TISVILDE HEGN:

 

 

 At crossroad Strandvejen and Bisp Absalon Vej i turned left in direction Absalon Castle Ruin (Absalons Slots Ruin):

 

 

 At Bisp Absalon Road I discovered the damage by Hurricane “BODIL” which hit all Denmark 5.-6. december 2013 and hundreds of thousands overturned trees:

 

Piles of timber from overturned tress caused by Hurricane “BODIL”, which hit Nortcoast of Sealand 4.-5. december 2013:

 

 

Piles of timber at Bisp Absalons Vej in Tisvilde Hegn:

 

 

 

I am now back where I started my bike- and walk  tour 3 hours ago at 9 o´clock a.m. at SLOTSPORT HUS and ASSERBO SLOTSRUIN at LEJEVEJ.

 

SLOTSPORT HUS at entrance to TISVILDE HEGN:

 

 

SLOTSPORT HUS at the entrance to TISVILDE HEGN close to ASSERBO CASTLE RUIN:

 

 

ASSERBO CASTLE RUIN – ASSERBO SLOTS RUIN with ramparts and moats and founded as a monastery about 1100 A. C.:

 

 

ASSERBO SLOTS RUIN wit ramparts and moats founded 1100 A.C.  as a MONASTERY, TISVILDE HEGN:

 

 

Map of ASSERBO CASTLE RUIN:

 

 

 Asserbo Castle Ruin – Asserbo Slots Ruin:

 

 

After 3 hours bike and walk in TISVILDE PLANTATION I am back, where I started 9 a.m. this morning 2. june 2014. 

Its summer in Denmark and with 20-25 degrees the last 2-3 weeks it had been one of the most hot and beautiful springs in Denmark the last 125 years.

 

Map of TISVILDE PLANTATION IN NORTH SEALAND, DENMARK – KORT OVER TISVILDE HEGN i NORDSJÆLLAND:

 

 

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This monday morning on my 3 hours bike- and walk tour I only met:

ONE RUNNER, ONE MAN on A MOUNTAIN BIKE, A MAN IN A VAN TO EMTY TRASH CANS IN TISVILDE PLANTATION, A MAN AND A WOMAN ON BIKES AND

TWO ZO FALLOW DEERS, TWO HORSES  AND A LOT OF BIRDS!

 

TISVILDE HEGN IS BEATIFUL AND PEACEFUL ALL YEAR –  SPRING, SUMMER, AUTUMN AND WINTER:

 

I recommend to you, your family and friends this marvelous tour in the most beautiful areas in all Denmark.

 

NATURE AND BIODIVERSITY with:

 

forets, bogs, lakes, heaters, meadows, dunes and beaches and 

 

HISTORICAL SITES:

 

more than 60 burial mounds, mentirs and a village TORUP buried under the sand drifts from 1500-1725 and Asserbo Castle Ruin (founded as a Monastery about 1100 A.C) and

 

ALL KINDS OF ANIMALS.

 

Back in MELBY where I live only 400 meters from “5 HILLs “-  “5 HØJE “:

5 burial mounds from Danish Bronze Age 1500-500 B.C:

 

 

Here is the view from top of one of the five burial mounds (FEM HØJE) in Melby, North Sealand in direction east to TISVILDE PLANTATION and KATTEGAT SEA:

 

 

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Map of North Sealand, Denmark – Kort over Nordsjælland, Danmark:

 

 

Links:

Naturstyrelsen.dk Seek Category: Naturbeskyttelse and then choose subject: NATURA 2000

tisvildehegn.dk

Bibliography:

Flemming Rune, Tisvilde Hegn Bind 1-2, Forlaget “Esrum Sø” ved Niels Richter-Friis, 2014

 

Copyright text and photos 2014 by Erik K Abrahamsen

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Enjoy life- be happy!

 

Melby, North Sealand, Denmark 2. june 2014

 

Best greetings

Erik