Trillen and Lambjerg Indtægt at Høruphav

Nature guide Jens Jørgensen recommends a trip to the nature area Trillen and Lambjerg Indtægt by Høruphav on the island of Als. By the coast grows, among other things, the rare common fleabane.

Naturvejleder Jens Jørgensen anbefaler en tur til naturområdet Trillen og Lambjerg Indtægt ved Høruphav på øen Als.

Trillen, et dejligt naturområde, der ligger lige sydvest for byen Høruphav var tilbage i stenalderen en række små øer som med tiden er blevet landfast med kysten med en lang sandtange. På de nu landfaste øer der ejes af staten og forvaltes af naturstyrelsen Sønderjylland, er der fundet spor af stenalderbopladser.

Sandtangen omkranser den fuglerige sø kaldet ”Vælddam”. Der findes på den næsten urskovsagtige Store Trille, et fugletårn som giver et rigtig godt overblik over området. Her kan året rundt observeres et rigt fugleliv af især vandfugle.

Dele af området blev i gamle dage brugt til at have kvæg gående om sommeren, men dette blev opgivet i en periode for igen at blive genoptaget. Græsning foregår nu i sommerhalvåret af kreaturer eller heste for at holde området åbent som en strandeng for at tilgodese den specielle flora der knytter sig til denne naturtype.

Trillen, a lovely natural area located just southwest of the town of Høruphav, was back in the Stone Age a number of small islands which over time have become landlocked with the coast with a long sandy sea. On the now landlocked islands owned by the state and managed by the Nature Agency Sønderjylland, traces of Stone Age settlements have been found.

The sand spit encircles the bird-rich lake called "Vælddam". It is found on the almost primeval forest-like Great Trille, a bird tower which gives a really good overview of the area. Here, all year round, a rich bird life of especially waterfowl can be observed.

Parts of the area were used in the old days to have cattle walking in the summer, but this was abandoned for a period of time to be resumed. Grazing now takes place in the summer of cattle or horses to keep the area open like a beach meadow to accommodate the special flora associated with this type of nature.

That is why there are many different exciting plant species. One of the special ones is the rather rare common fleabane which grows close to the coast in the southern parts of Denmark. There are also many specimens of Denmark's largest wild perennial with yellow flowers called marsh sowthistle and many other species such as. wild carrot, yellow bedstraw and wild celery.

There are several parking spaces in the forest, Lambjerg Indtægt, close to Sønder Landevej from where there is a path all the way around Trillen.

Around the coast there are great opportunities for fishing, and maybe you can be lucky to get a sea trout on the hook. In the forest, lush deciduous forest of 69 hectares, there are a number of ancient monuments in the form of burial mounds.

Near the forestry house, Skovløberstedet, is also a Danish warrior grave in memory of the last fallen soldier from the battle when the Prussians conquered Als on June 29, 1864.

There is the possibility of free tenting according to current rules for the Danish Nature Agency's areas, in the part of the forest that lies north of the country road. In the southern part there are shelters and a really nice primitive accommodation with tables, benches and a fire place, right by the forest and beach. The accommodation is easily accessible from the sea if you are going on a canoe or kayak trip.

Have a good trip, and remember the binoculars.

Jens Jørgensen
Nature guide in Sønderborg Municipality