IUSSI 2010 Congress - Post Congress Tour

Post-congress tour to Danish National Parks and other protected areas in Jutland

Organizer: Mogens Gissel Nielsen e-mail

The excursion will bring you to National Parks and other interesting insect localities in Jutland. The route of the trip is chosen so it will give a good impression of the diversity of landscape types in a country where more than 65 % of the area is cultivated farmland. There will be good possibilities for collecting insects - particularly ants – on all localities, also in the National Parks.

We will stay the first three nights at the field station Molslaboratoriet in the Mols Bjerge National Park and from there we will make excursions into the Park and to the Silkeborg region. Afterwards we will visit Tofte Skov in Vildmosen, which is the largest raised moor in Denmark. That area will be part of one of the next National Parks in Denmark. We will continue to the town Hanstholm on the north western corner of Jutland in Thy National Park , where we will stay at the small estate Skibstedgaard the last two nights. The National Park has the largest untouched areas in Denmark, and the area is strongly influenced by the ocean and the wind. The last day will take us back to Copenhagen, making a few stops in the central part of Jutland on the way.

Provisional program:

Saturday August 14
10:00	Bus departure from Copenhagen The route: Over Zeeland to the Storebælt bridge, Funen to Jutland and through Aarhus to the Mols Laboratory near the town of Ebeltoft.
16:00	Estimated arrival Accommodation at the Mols Laboratory and the nearby Hotel at DGI Karpenhøj

Sunday August 15
09:00	Introduction to the Mols Laboratory and the National Park. Bus trip in the Park with many stops for collecting
15:00	Short talk about the ant research at Mols Laboratory. Guided tour of the area.
16:00	Sightseeing trip to the town of Ebeltoft

Monday August 16
09:00	Trip to the Silkeborg area: Insect collecting in a heathland locality at Vrads and Sepstrup Sande, plus other small stops. Visit to Himmelbjerget (Sky Mountain) and the lake district. Through Aarhus back to Mols.

Tuesday August 17
09:00	Departure from Mols Laboratory. Scenic roads and ferry crossing to Tofte Skov in Vildmosen.
11:00	Guided collecting trip in a highly protected area with old tidal meadows, raised moor and old forest. Guide: forest officer Birgit Knudsen
15:00	Bus trip across Jutland and accommodation at Skibstedgaard near Thy National Park .

Wednesday August 18
09:00	Trip in Thy National Park . Guide: ranger Else Østergaard Andersen

Thursday August 19
09:00	Departure for Copenhagen. We will drive South along the coast to Agger Tange and cross the Limfjord by ferry at Thyborøn.
14:00	Stop at Trehøje near Herning, on a heath area on the old outwash plain from the last ice age.
18:00	Arriving in Copenhagen

The cost of the tour will be DKK 4300 per person in shared double rooms

Price includes: Bus transport, accommodation and meals except drinks and lunch on 14 and 19 August.

Accommodation :
At the field station, Mols Laboratory: Single or double rooms with shared bath and toilet.
At Skibstedgaard: Double and triple rooms with toilet and shower.

Alternative accommodation:
Single room with shower and bath at DGI Karpenhøj Mols; extra DKK 1300
Double room with shower and bath at DGI Karpenhøj Mols; extra DKK 350 per person
Single room with shower and bath at Skibstedgaard; extra DKK 800

There are still a few places available - please contact Mogens Gissel Nielsen as soon as possible if interested

Registration by e-mail to the Organizer: Mogens Gissel Nielsen (e-mail: biomgn@biology.au.dk).
Please indicate if you wish to upgrade your accommodation (see above).