Røsnæs is a nature experience entirely in a league of its own, and ' lay-by' for a wealth of migratory birds in spring and autumn months. Soft green hills, dramatic cliffs, ponds with newts and fire-bellied toads, and a fantastic view of Storebælt - the highest vantage point is 55 meters.

The outer most point of the long peninsula Røsnæs is a nature area, 200 hectares in total.

 

Take your packed lunch with you.

In several locations on Røsnæs tables and benches are set up, so you can enjoy your picnic. You are also welcome to 'settle down' on a rug wherever you want or visit Café Edderfuglen.

But REMEMBER:
Don’t pick the flowers - the area has many vulnerable and protected species.

Røsnæs Fyr (Rosnæs lighthouse)

The lighthouse was built 1844-46. The beam of light of 500 watts is located 25 meters above sea level and the cone of light can be seen over 40 km away in clear weather. There is no public access to the lighthouse.

Røsnæs commons

The big slopes to the south by the nose at Vindekilden have been used as a common since 'Arild’s time' - and here is a jungle-like scrub, besides insects, adders, grass snakes, lizards and salamanders, there is a fantastic rich flora of flowers. In 1924, the area was declared a conservation area during one of Denmark's first nature preservation initiatives.
The common’s flowers are not a product of agriculture - but have survived since the earliest times. They exist on the earth, which has never been ploughed, and where grazing livestock have kept grass, scrub and bushes in check just like their wild ancestors, nature guide Morten Lindhard explains. Since the state bought the farm Røsnæsgården in 1964, ever more agricultural land has been designated for sustained grazing. The remaining 60 hectares in the eastern part of the foreland were harvested for the last time in 2007.

At Røsnæs, looking after the natural surroundings is a key issue.

Nature guide Morten Lindhard keeps an eye on the flowers every year and is concerned that the scrub appears to perform better than the rare wild flowers. Once the scrub spreads, the flowers give up. And it does not help to remove the scrub, when it has suffocated the flowers, because it leaves a soil the flowers cannot grow in. - We cut the emerging scrub every winter, where the cows have given up. At the same time, we are considering experimenting with multi-species grazing, so the cows are supplemented by goat or deer, which - in contrast to the cows – have 'scrub' on the menu.

The flowers

Saxifrage, thrift, hoary plantain, and cowslip can be found on the southern slopes of Røsnæs.
On dry, sunny hilltops steppe vegetation exists such as rock rose, thyme, gnaphalium arenarium, field wormwood, the small pasque flower, timothy-grass and drop wort.

Birds

A number of migratory birds cross during the spring and autumn. Circling buzzards are often seen on sunny autumn days, eider ducks can be seen bobbing up and down on the waves off the coast. The breeding birds of mention are the red-backed shrike and grey-necked grebe. The whitethroat is a dominant bird in the open countryside and the carmine bullfinch is often seen.