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C3 Rold Skov

Active measures aiming at integrating nature conservation elements in a multifunctional forest

Rold Skov (sources: Esri, Airbus DS, USGS, NGA, NASA, CGIAR, N Robinson, NCEAS, NLS, OS, NMA, Geodatastyrelsen, Rijkswaterstaat, GSA, Geoland, FEMA, Intermap and the GIS user community; Sources: Esri, HERE, Garmin, FAO, NOAA, USGS, © OpenStreetMap contributors, and the GIS User Community)

General information on the forests of the State Forest Rold Skov. 

Total state forest area 2300 ha (500 ha is open nature types and 400 ha set-aside forest area; timber production on 1400 ha)
Main management types Irregular group shelterwood, group and single-tree selection systems
Total volume 230 m³/ha (568.000 m³ in total)
Annual growth 9.7 m³/ha/a (24 000 m³ in total)
Annual cutting rate 8.0 m³/ha
Deadwood no inventory on forest level
Ownership State forest
Climate 8.6 °C mean annual temperature, 790 mm mean annual precipitation
Soils Gravel moraine sandy, well drained, and with a relatively low nutrient content. In the northern part calcareous subsoil is found close to the ground surface.
Protected area 600 ha forest set-aside including open nature types
Natura2000 area The whole of Rold forest is Natura2000