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Locality
Søvang
(Denmark)
55.568559,12.614974
350
Description:
An isolated housing community at the edge of the coast, with fields and forests in the background. The community in itself doesn't provide much of interest, but the coast does in terms of birds. And Hovedgrøften and the Vandhullet very much so in relation to dragonflies.
Hovedgrøften is draining the water coming from the fields south of the airport. The water looks clean, but has been polluted with PFAS mainly from the airport. It is draining directly into the sea without any means of control or cleaning efforts.
Vandhullet, is a shallow waterhole filled with sedges [siv] and surrounded by thickets (hawthorn etc.). The water level fluctuates considerably depending on the amount of rain we get. And during later years we get less than before, and certainly less than in other parts of Denmark, why there has been a tendency for the hole to dry out during the summer.
INTERESTS:
Birds:
The shallow coastal waters are excellent for roosting water birds, both winter and summer. Tide and wind conditions affect how exposed the shore is, and with the right conditions shorebirds (calidris, tringa), herons and sometimes Eurasian Spoonbills [Skestork] and more will forage close by. There is a observation tower overlooking the meadows of Aflandshage (no access) and with the right conditions this coast can also be used as lookout for migration, mainly in autumn with northwestern winds.
Dragonflies
sponsa, puella, pulchellum, cyathigerum, viridulum, elegans, affinis, cyanea, grandis, mixta, emperator, pratense, isoceles, depressa, quadrimaculata, cancellatum, danae, sanguineum, striolatum, aenea (20)
Hovedgrøften at the eastern end of the area holds a few species. Whether the PFAS polution has any affect on the number of dragonflies seen here is not sure.
ACCESS (free 24/7):
Foot or bike. You can park as indicated on the map.
Hovedgrøften is draining the water coming from the fields south of the airport. The water looks clean, but has been polluted with PFAS mainly from the airport. It is draining directly into the sea without any means of control or cleaning efforts.
Vandhullet, is a shallow waterhole filled with sedges [siv] and surrounded by thickets (hawthorn etc.). The water level fluctuates considerably depending on the amount of rain we get. And during later years we get less than before, and certainly less than in other parts of Denmark, why there has been a tendency for the hole to dry out during the summer.
INTERESTS:
Birds:
The shallow coastal waters are excellent for roosting water birds, both winter and summer. Tide and wind conditions affect how exposed the shore is, and with the right conditions shorebirds (calidris, tringa), herons and sometimes Eurasian Spoonbills [Skestork] and more will forage close by. There is a observation tower overlooking the meadows of Aflandshage (no access) and with the right conditions this coast can also be used as lookout for migration, mainly in autumn with northwestern winds.
Dragonflies
sponsa, puella, pulchellum, cyathigerum, viridulum, elegans, affinis, cyanea, grandis, mixta, emperator, pratense, isoceles, depressa, quadrimaculata, cancellatum, danae, sanguineum, striolatum, aenea (20)
Hovedgrøften at the eastern end of the area holds a few species. Whether the PFAS polution has any affect on the number of dragonflies seen here is not sure.
ACCESS (free 24/7):
Foot or bike. You can park as indicated on the map.
Vandhullet
Hovedkanalen
