Beautiful nature

Hastrup Plantage

Parks and gardens

Swimming lakes

Præstbjerg Naturcenter (Praestebjerg nature center)

Natural areas

Explore the area

Lookout points

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Visit one of the area’s look-out points and take in the fantastic views.

Trehøje Bakke

With it's humble 102 meters, this hill serves as a good point on the flat moor for an impressive view over one of the few large areas of moorland stil...

Søby Brunkulsmuseum (Brown Coal Museum)

Søby Brown Coal Museum opened in 1977. The museum shows the working- and everyday life for the 10.000 workers, who worked in Søby Brown Coal Area betw...

Brandlund Moor - Nedergårdsvej

Approximately 2 kilometres from Brande city, you will find the area Brandlund Moor. The moor also has a small lake.

Bølling Lake

The beautiful Bølling Lake is about 20 km away. 360 hectares and was created in the last ice age for about 10,000 years ago. In the 1870s, the lake wa...

Hastrup Plantage

Places to enjoy your packed lunch

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If you want to make sure your picnic isn’t ruined by bad weather, then make sure you visit a nature area with covered tables and benches, these facilities are also called picnic huts. You can find the locations of these special picnic areas here:

Løvbakke Dyrehave (Løvbakke Animal Park)

In the 53 hectares’ animal park just outside of the town of Herning there are 50 fallow deer. You can visit the animals and enjoy the beautiful nature...

Præstbjerg Naturcenter

The nature surrounding Præstbjerg Naturcenter is magnificent. Here you will see backed heath areas, oak scrub, beautiful vantage points, small forests...

Hastrup Lake and Plantation

Hastrup Lake and Plantation are located between the Ridge of Jutland and the bogs to the west. It is a beautiful forest area, which offers an abundanc...

Nature protection
The Natura 2000 areas are protected zones aimed at preserving and safeguarding natural habitats and wild animal and plant species that are rare, threatened, or characteristic.
See which ones here