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Nature sites in Roskilde

Photo: Jette Funch

In Roskilde, there are many grand nature sites that can be visited all year round.

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Roskilde Fjord features one of Denmark’s most beautiful and diverse landscapes. The narrow inlet, which extends 40 km into the Zealand landscape, is dotted with around 30 small islands and islets, hom...

The Boserup Forest

Welcome to the Boserup Forest where "the anemones blossom earlier and more beautiful than elsewhere in Denmark" (Gustav Wied 1902).The earth of the Boserup Forest is particularly fertile and the terra...

Hedeland Recreational Resort

Hedeland is a large natural resort of 15 m2 created in former gravel pits. The area runs through three counties (Høje-Taastrup, Greve and Roskilde) with a landscape varying from lakes and canals to pl...

Gundsømagle Lake Bird Sanctuary

The 300 hectare lake area houses plenty of birds and 2 roofed bird towers connected by a 800 meter pathway running through forest and thicket with plenty of birds, frogs and plants. A unique 300 m gan...

Værebro River Valley

The Værebro River Valley stretches into the countryside by Jyllinge Nordmark north of Roskilde. Small landing stages for canoes and small boats.

Spraglehøj Burial Mound

The Spraglehøj burial mound from the bronze age is one of the highest points in the region of Gundsø overlooking Gundsømagle Inlet and the marshland. The Spraglehøj was scheduled as a historic monumen...

The Bolund Stone & Lille Valby Meadows

The Bolund Stone north of Roskilde by Salvadparken and the Bolund peninsula is a remnant of the ice age. The legend has it that a sorceress tried to throw the stone at the Roskilde Cathedral. However,...

The Odde Boulder

The two boulders, the Bolund boulder and the Odde boulder, have been brought here by the glaciers of the Ice Age. Their circumference is 12 metres.