Gribskov becomes Denmark's second nature national park

Denmark has inaugurated Gribskov, the country’s second nature national park. Spanning 1,300 hectares in the central part of Gribskov, the park covers approximately one-quarter of the total forest area.

The project aims to strengthen biodiversity by allowing nature to develop on its own terms. Key initiatives include leaving forests untouched, allowing fallen trees to remain, and removing man-made ditches to restore natural hydrology, marshes, and wetlands. These changes are intended to create habitats for endangered species such as the black woodpecker and coral sponge.

Large herbivores, including elk, red deer, fallow deer, and roe deer, will graze within a large fenced area to help create a varied forest landscape. Environment Minister Maria Reumert Gjerding noted that the park provides essential habitats for threatened flora and fauna. The inauguration also included the opening of a new 2 km hiking route called Gåsehus.