Lots of blooming yellow horned poppies on Jomfruland!

These days, around 800 yellow horned poppies are in bloom or about to bloom on Skagerrakstrand on Jomfruland. They grow on the pebble beach on the lower beach embankment below Skaddenveien and are easy to see from a distance. In between the mature plants, there are several thousand younger plants that may flower next year. The horned poppies are 20 [...].

2023-03-28T10:42:51+02:00June 16, 2022|

Coastal heathlands on Styrmannsholmen and Larsholmen

Ekelund consult has submitted a proposal for a management plan for the coastal heathlands on Styrmannsholmen. All indications are that the islets have long been used for grazing, approximately until the Second World War. Ekelund proposes how the coastal heathlands can be restored by clearing scrub, burning old heather and grazing animals. The board of the national park will decide at its meeting on June 10 whether [...]

2023-03-28T10:42:51+02:00May 31, 2022|
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