Is this the top of the tower, Mom?

Is this the top of the tower, Mom? The boy stepped out into the sunlight as the first of a small English family. He looked eagerly over the red-tiled roofs of Copenhagen, with the beautiful verdigris copper spires and towers.
I can take a photo he said and soon the little group established themselves in front of a lovely boy with a camera.

They chose the right day to enjoy the view from Rundetårn. There is an obvious reason to consider the other towers in Copenhagen, when standing at the top of Rundetårn.

Frelserkirken, Christianshavn

Frelserkirken, Christianshavn

The view is spectacular and so is the sight of the Saviour’s Church. I told the family about the famous spiral ramp on the outside of the tower and how it inspired Jules Verne in his book, A trip to the bowels of the earth.
But I forgot to tell them about the English Bombardment of Copenhagen in 1807 and how the soldiers chose to aim after the spires in Copenhagen. Luckily the Saviour’s Church survived but Our Lady Church, Vor Frue Kirke, burned down and so did many old buildings in the centre of the city.

The Polluted Lake

Here at Søllerød Lake was a laundry from the years 1850 to 1974.
The laundry spent many chemicals which were discharged into the lake.
Also, a treatment plant contributed to the lake’s pollution until the municipality closed the outdated plant in 2005.
Søllerød Municipality removed the nutrient-rich water from the lake for 18 years.
The lake was green due to heavy pollution.
Now you can enjoy a swim in the lake if it is warm enough I might add.

If you take a walk on the 42 kilometer long Rudersdalruten you will pass Søllerød Lake on your way.

Happy walk and enjoy your packed lunch ❤

Velkommen til en sikker tur i Rude skov

Er det forbundet med livsfare at færdes i den danske natur?

Vi har ikke svimlende bjerge, eller dybe kløfter. Naturligvis kan vi være uheldige, hvis vi går rundt i mørke langs Furesøen i Nørreskoven, men vi skal til Bornholm, hvis vi ønsker seriøse udfordringer.
Alligevel har vi et næsten overset naturfænomen, der på samme tid er lidt uhyggeligt, nemlig vores moser.

Jeg har tidligere skrevet om Lyngby Åmose, men har aldrig rigtig beskæftiget mig med faremomenterne i Rude Skov.

I Rude skov er der dødishuller, der kan være skjult af visne blade og grene.
Det var sådan et dødishul en hest og rytter faldt i for nogle måneder siden.

Ved indgangen til skoven advares folk imod disse huller. Dog bliver det af mange opfattet som en kuriositet snarere end noget, der skal tages alvorligt.

Desværre er det også en advarsel, der er nem at glemme. Jeg har selv krydset ned igennem skoven fra nord til syd uden at spekulere over dødishuller, men her kan I se billeder og video fra formiddagsbladet, Ekstrabladet, som var tilstede i Rude Skov i oktober i år.

Se video fra redning:

Drama i Rude Skov

Rudeskov

Miljøstyrelsens folder over Rude Skov

God tur og husk madpakken og klejnerne ❤