Three-year temporary position as a nature guide in 70% - become part of the team at the Visitor Center Jomfruland National Park! Kragerø municipality is beautifully located on the coast of Telemark with a myriad of islands and skerries. The opportunities for outdoor activities in the archipelago and on the mainland are outstanding. The municipality has just under 10,500 inhabitants and is characterized by an active [...]
In 2024, the Jomfruland National Park Board conducted a survey of alien species on Jomfruland. The survey was conducted by NIBIO (Norwegian Institute for Bioeconomy). Read the report Mapping the distribution and spread risk of alien species on Jomfruland. Alien species pose a threat to the special natural diversity on Jomfruland. Parts of Jomfruland are a national park, but the entire island is included in the Selected Cultural Landscapes scheme. [...]
Welcome to Jomfruland National Park! Like all other protected areas in Norway, special rules apply in the protected area, which means that you may not be able to do the same things here as elsewhere in nature. The purpose of the national park is to preserve a rich and varied natural environment. To ensure this, we must adapt activities and [...]
Bird Life Telemark, Telemark branch and Jomfruland bird station have compiled data from 50 years of seabird breeding along the Telemark coast. The report provides an important insight into the changes and composition of species breeding in and around Jomfruland National Park. The authors themselves write in the introduction that: Seabird monitoring under the auspices of Birdlife Norway, Telemark branch and Jomfruland bird station has [...]
In the spring of 2022, the Jomfruland National Park Board was presented with a management plan for the coastal heaths on Styrmannsholmen and Larsholmen. In the winter of 2023, the national park board started restoring the coastal heath on Styrmannsholmen. Coastal heathland is one of Norway's oldest cultural landscapes, but is currently threatened by increased overgrowth. The management method probably started over 5,000 years ago and has evolved over the years [...]
During the winter, the website jomfrulandnasjonalpark.no will be upgraded to bring the website in line with the design manual for Norway's national parks. During this period, you may experience errors, deficiencies and links that do not lead anywhere.
The Institute of Marine Research has now published a new report in the project "Measures against ghost fishing in marine national parks" (2021-2022). The project has focused on mapping and removing lost fishing gear in the four national parks Raet, Jomfruland, Færder and Ytre Hvaler. The report gathers important knowledge about the extent, consequences, use of new technology and possible measures to reduce losses [...].
All traffic in Jomfruland National Park must be careful and respectful of vegetation, wildlife and cultural heritage on land and sea. There are 15 bird conservation areas in the national park with a traffic ban in the period from April 15 to July 15. In these areas, it is forbidden to travel closer than 50 meters on land and sea. We ask everyone [...]
Every spring, large numbers of visitors flock to Jomfruland to experience the animals, plants and landscape. At Jomfruland, you can see the first flowers peeking through the foliage in early April. At Stangnes, you can enjoy the spring sunshine in sheltered corners created by the ice thousands of years ago. An important objective of Jomfruland National Park [...].
The harbor seal is an alien species that settles as large carpets on the seabed, displacing other species. Recently, there have been reports of the harbor seal on the Koster Islands, just south of Hvaler. We are concerned that it may have spread further. All marinas and others who engage in activities in the sea should check boats and [...].
Visiting address:
Kragerø municipality
Ytre Strandvei 15
3770 Kragerø
National park managers:
Eirik Johansen Dobbedal
E-mail: eirik.dobbedal@statsforvalteren.no
Tel: 33 37 23 52/ 994 29 065
General manager at the visitor centre:
Ruth Ellegård
Jomfruland national park center AS
Hovedveien 104, 3781 Jomfruland
E-mail: post@jomfrulandbesokssenter.no
Telephone: +47 481 38 294
Visiting address:
Jomfruland national park center AS
Hovedveien 104, 3781 Jomfruland
Visiting address:
Kragerø municipality
Ytre Strandvei 15
3770 Kragerø
National park managers:
Eirik Johansen Dobbedal
E-mail: eirik.dobbedal@statsforvalteren.no
Tel: 33 37 23 52/ 994 29 065
General manager at the visitor centre:
Ruth Ellegård
Jomfruland national park center AS
Hovedveien 104, 3781 Jomfruland
E-mail: post@jomfrulandbesokssenter.no
Telephone: +47 481 38 294
Visiting address:
Jomfruland national park center AS
Hovedveien 104, 3781 Jomfruland
Visiting address:
Kragerø municipality
Ytre Strandvei 15
3770 Kragerø
National park managers:
Eirik Johansen Dobbedal
E-mail: eirik.dobbedal@statsforvalteren.no
Tel: 33 37 23 52/ 994 29 065
General manager at the visitor centre:
Ruth Ellegård
Jomfruland national park center AS
Hovedveien 104, 3781 Jomfruland
E-mail: post@jomfrulandbesokssenter.no
Telephone: +47 481 38 294
Visiting address:
Jomfruland national park center AS
Hovedveien 104, 3781 Jomfruland
Eirik Johansen Dobbedal
National park manager
Jomfruland National Park and Stråholmen landscape conservation area
Telephone: +47 33 37 23 52/ 994 29 065
E-mail: eirik.dobbedal@statsforvalteren.no
Ruth Ellegård
General manager at the visitor centre
Jomfruland national park center AS
Hovedveien 104, 3781 Jomfruland
Telephone: +47 481 38 294
E-mail: post@jomfrulandbesokssenter.no
Eirik Johansen Dobbedal
National park manager
Jomfruland National Park
Phone: +47 33 37 23 52/ 994 29 065
E-mail: eirik.dobbedal@statsforvalteren.no
Ruth Ellegård
General manager at the visitor centre
Jomfruland national park center AS
Hovedveien 104, 3781 Jomfruland
Telephone: +47 481 38 294
E-mail: post@jomfrulandbesokssenter.no
Eirik Johansen Dobbedal
National park manager
Jomfruland National Park
Phone: +47 33 37 23 52/ 994 29 065
E-mail: eirik.dobbedal@statsforvalteren.no
Ruth Ellegård
General manager at the visitor centre
Jomfruland national park center AS
Hovedveien 104, 3781 Jomfruland
Telephone: +47 481 38 294
E-mail: post@jomfrulandbesokssenter.no