List of protected areas of Aarhus Municipality

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This list of protected areas in Aarhus Municipality lists protected areas in Aarhus Municipality, Denmark. Three protections in the municipality are shared with adjacent Skanderborg Municipality.

Aarhus Municipality holds a total of four Natura2000 in-land protections of international importance.[1] There is also a sea-area Natura2000 protection in the Bay of Aarhus at the Mejlflak reef.

Of the other protections within the municipality, most of the older ones are grounded in attempts at protecting scenic landscape values or securing public access, while more recent protections are mostly based in protecting biodiversity and threatened habitats.

List[]

Image Locality Size Year Coordinates Description Source
Aarhus Ådal (Årslev Engsø) 03.jpg Brabrand Lake and Aarhus River Valley

Including Brabrand Lake, Årslev Engsø and parts of Aarhus River Valley 		521 hectare 1959, 1983, 1984 and 2001 56°08′34″N 10°03′58″E / 56.142844°N 10.066017°E / 56.142844; 10.066017 Landscape, rich fen habitat and locally endangered species.
Natura 2000, EU Habitats area 		Ref 1, Ref 2
Skæring Bæk and Skæring Strand Ref
Åkrogen (syd) 03.jpg Egå stream, Åkrogen and Vejlby Strand 1918, 1926, 1956 and 1961 56°12′24″N 10°17′06″E / 56.206541°N 10.285059°E / 56.206541; 10.285059 River mouth and beach Ref
Grevelund 1967 56°16′00″N 10°20′18″E / 56.266625°N 10.338323°E / 56.266625; 10.338323 Landscape (fields, woodland and beach habitats) Ref
Mariendal 2.3 hectare 1959, 1964 56°03′03″N 10°15′23″E / 56.050794°N 10.256423°E / 56.050794; 10.256423 Landscape Ref
Giber å i Moesgård Skov.JPG Parts of Marselisborg Forests

Including the stream of Giber Å, Enemærket forest and wetland habitat, and the hills of Skåde Havbakker 		168 hectares 56°05′40″N 10°14′41″E / 56.094311°N 10.244757°E / 56.094311; 10.244757 Forest, meadow, wetland and river habitats. Coastal cliffs. Northern crested newt and otter.
Natura 2000 		[2]
Mosgd 4w.jpg Fulden Fredningen

Including and Moesgård 		1932, 1943, 1959, 1979 Historical rural landscapes and nature, including a village, historic manor and estate. Ref
Jelshøj.jpg 124 hectare 1967 Landscape Ref
Harlev Fredningen

Including the forests of Stjær Stenskov and Lillering Skov 		220 hectare
(a small part in Skanderborg Municipality) 		1962, 2017 56°08′00″N 9°58′31″E / 56.133225°N 9.975215°E / 56.133225; 9.975215 Glacial stone deposit, ancient woodland, special wetland habitats, and historical ridge and furrows.
Natura 2000 since 2017 		Ref, [3]
Jeksendalen set mod nord.jpg Jeksendalen 746 hectare
(mostly in Skanderborg Municipality) 		1979 56°06′50″N 9°59′47″E / 56.113781°N 9.996422°E / 56.113781; 9.996422 Landscape of both historical and biological importance
(woodlands, streams and wet meadow habitats) 		Ref
Aarhus botanical garden 2.jpg Aarhus Botanical Gardens 2017 56°09′38″N 10°11′27″E / 56.16056°N 10.19083°E / 56.16056; 10.19083 City park Ref
Stilling Sø-w.jpg Stilling-Solbjerg Lake and Pilbrodalen mostly in Skanderborg Municipality 56°02′38″N 10°03′50″E / 56.043851°N 10.063952°E / 56.043851; 10.063952 Lake habitat and glacial valley Ref
Metridium senile 1.jpg Mejl Flak 56°03′07″N 10°28′09″E / 56.051860°N 10.469254°E / 56.051860; 10.469254 Shallow sandy and stony reef in Aarhus Bay.
Natura 2000, EU Habitats area 		Ref

See also[]

Main article: Protected areas of Denmark

References[]

  1. ^ "Natura2000 i Aarhus" (in Danish). Aarhus Municipality. 18 February 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Natura 2000-plan 2016-2021. Giber Å, Enemærket og Skåde Hav- bakker" (PDF) (in Danish). Danish Nature Agency. April 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  3. ^ "NNatura 2000 område nr. 232 Lillering Skov, Stjær Skov, Tåstrup Sø og Tåstrup Mose" (PDF) (in Danish). Danish Nature Agency. 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
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