Skejten, Beach meadows in Guldborgsund Municipality, Denmark.
Skejten is a protected nature area featuring ancient oak trees scattered across marshy ground that support diverse plant and animal life. The landscape combines grazing meadows and wetland zones, shaped by water dynamics that define its ecological character.
The name Skejten comes from Old Norse, indicating where Viking communities once organized horse races and gambling events in ancient times. This early use remained part of the region's cultural memory long before the land became a nature preserve.
Environmental researchers and naturalists frequent Skejten to study and document the coastal ecosystems and conduct environmental assessments of the protected landscape.
Bring rubber boots to keep your feet dry while walking the wetland trails, especially during wetter seasons. Keep dogs leashed in summer when cattle graze across the meadows.
Oak trees over 300 years old grow within the untamed marshland and have never been subject to farming or human cultivation. These ancient trees are living witnesses to nature's unbroken history in this place.
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