Even local people who have this scene
before them every day experience an intense joy at seeing it again after an absence,
realising that they have arrived. They are home.
In the old days, Nymindegab used to be the home of a small fishing
harbour. Adjacent to the harbour were some tiny huts or boder, built by the
fishermen for mending nets and storing fishing tackle. Some of these huts have recently
been rebuilt, and on the site is also an old cutter of the type used for fishing here at
the southern tip of Ringkøbing Fjord. So enjoy this idyllic and historic spot on your
right as you leave Nymindegab to travel north.
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Are you a friend of nature? and perhaps a bird watcher? Then we must take a detour to
Tipperne before heading north. Tipperne is a small peninsula in Ringkøbing Fjord. The
area’s bird life was protected some years ago in order to establish undisturbed
breeding, feeding and resting grounds for water birds. And the plan succeeded. Today,
Tipperne is one of the most important resting grounds in Denmark for migratory birds. Both
spring and autumn, thousands of ducks, geese and waders stop to rest here, and in
July-August, when migration is at its peak, the sandpiper, curlew, snipe and golden plover
are some the many bird species seen here. In the winter season, the swan, Denmark’s
national bird, is one of the birds finding shelter at Tipperne.
All year around Tipperne is open to visitors
every Sunday. When
arriving at the reserve, please continue by car without stopping until reaching the
building "Tipperhuset". This is to avoid disturbing the birds. For the same
reason, no walking is allowed in the meadows along the road. A tower has been erected
behind the laboratory from where the birds may be watched, and a poster display is located
at the tower, providing information on the landscape, plants and birds of the area. A two
kilometre nature path departs from the bird tower. All walking is restricted to the path. |
At Bjerregaard too the sweep of the
scenery is breathtaking whether we look towards the Sea or the fjord. In summer the fjord
is dotted with surfers, and the North Sea beach with swimmers and sun lovers; but winter
or summer, the scenery at Holmsland Klit invites you to walking or contemplation. |
