List of forest areas in Denmark

The list of forest areas in Denmark includes the largest contiguous forest areas in the actual national territory of Denmark (excluding the Faroe Islands and Greenland ). 12.4 percent of the country, a total of 534,000 hectares (as of 2006), is covered with forest. Of this, around 43 percent made up deciduous forest - led by beech (72,000 hectares), oak (47,000 hectares) and ash (20,000 hectares) as the most widespread deciduous tree species. 54 percent of the forest areas were covered by coniferous forest , whereby the Norway spruce (102,000 ha), the Sitka spruce(34,000 ha) and the Nordmann fir (21,000 ha) were among the most widespread conifer species. 4 percent belonged to the other areas or had no vegetation. Two thirds of the total area is owned by private individuals or private companies.

If the Rold Skov was previously the largest, contiguous forest area in Denmark, an investigation by the authority Skov- og Naturstyrelsen (today: Naturstyrelsen ) of the Danish Ministry of the Environment showed that the forest area south of Silkeborg , which includes the area around Gludsted, St Hjøllund, Skærbæk, Velling, Løndal and Addithus is larger. There is a likelihood that the area will grow together with a second large forest area to form a large green belt in the coming years. The area (No. 8 on the list) is also in the south of Silkeborg and includes the areas around Vesterskov, Thorsø, Sønderskov and Rye Nørreskov.

No.	Wooded area	surface	region	owner
1.	Forests south of Silkeborg - Gludsted, St.Hjøllund, Skærbæk, Velling, Løndal, Addithus u. a. ( Silkeborgskovene )	85 km²	Midtjylland	State, private owners
2.	Rold Skov	80 km²	Heavenland	State, private owners
3.	Klosterheden	64 km²	Vestjylland	Country
4th	Grib Skov	56 km²	North Sealand	Country
5.	Almindingen	50 km²	Bornholm	State, municipalities, private owners
6th	Kompedal Plantage, Alhedens Skov u. a.	46 km²	Midtjylland	State, private owners
7th	Løvenholm , Fjeld, Ramten u. a.	43 km²	Djursland	private owners
8th.	Forests south of Silkeborg - Vesterskov, Thorsø, Sønderskov, Rye Nørreskov u. a. ( Silkeborgskovene )	41 km²	Midtjylland	State, private owners
9.	Skramsø, Skærsø, Lyngsbæk u. a.	40 km²	Djursland	Private owner, state
10.	Slagelseskovene Charlottedal, Valbygård, Frederikslund u. a.	39 km²	Midtsjælland	Private owners

Web links

Commons : Forests in Denmark  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Dansk Skovforening Danish Forest Association (Danish, English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Naturstyrelsen: Skov og natur i tal 2009  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 825 kB), page 9 (Arealanvendelse), accessed on November 28, 2011 (Danish)  
2. ↑ Naturstyrelsen: Skov og natur i tal 2009  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 825 kB), page 10 (Træartsfordeling), accessed on November 28, 2011 (Danish)  
3. ↑ ^{a b} Naturstyrelsen: Nyhedsbrevet Skov og Natur nr. 18, 2004 - Danmarks største skov ligger ved Silkeborg , accessed November 28, 2011 (Danish)