The Peaceful Enjoyment of Land and Roads Act and the Nature Conservation Act ensure that people in Denmark have access to nature and open land. However, there are a number of ways (legal and illegal) that this access can be restricted by both authorities and landowners. The rules on legal closure...

This report provides a comprehensive presentation of access rules for Danish nature, focusing on some of the most important legal issues regarding the understanding of the rules and the public transport opportunities. Knowledge sheets briefly explain the rules for the following nature activities:...

The purpose of this project was to analyse, document and illustrate the different considerations of private owners of forest relative to those of the authorities. It is recognised that the objective of the owners will be to maximize income, while that of the authorities will be the maximum yield of ...

Semi-natural management of beech forests in the Lauenberg district of Schleswig Holstein should ensure that the owners have a high annual balance in hand, a more attractive cash flow, and greater economic flexibility than is possible with alternative management methods. Analyses showed a...

A comparison between the regeneration from seed drop, and intentional sowing and planting is made for two Norwegian forests; the advantages and disadvantages of both methods are discussed. The economic consequences of leaving trees to mature, possibly for over 100 years, although their rate of...

Any conversion strategy must ensure that satisfactory growth and stability will be achieved and that regeneration conditions will be improved; these aims can be achieved actively or passively, according to the methods chosen. New trees can be introduced gradually or it may be necessary to replant a ...

The productivity and economics of plantations of spruce [Picea abies] on heathland in Denmark are demonstrated using data appertaining to 33 years after the plantations were formed. Information is included and discussed on the design of the investigation, tree dimensions, wood production, thinning, ...

An economic analysis is presented of the conversion of beech and Norway spruce forest in Denmark to near-natural forest. Topics dealt with include the importance of native trees, the economics of hunting, prohibition of pesticides, carbon dioxide relations, groundwater production, recreation and...

With the aid of colour photographs, two methods for thinning in regenerating beech [Fagus sylvatica] stands in Denmark are compared. One method comprises traditional thinning, the other comprises delayed thinning. The economics of these treatments are discussed as are reservations as to their use.

The guidelines for sustainable forestry, introduced in Denmark in 2001, are examined from the perspective of the personnel who manage the forests. In place of the structured range of full-time workers that formerly managed them, there are now fewer, and those that exist are mainly contractors, paid ...