List of protected areas of Aarhus Municipality

This list of protected areas in Aarhus Municipality lists protected areas in Aarhus Municipality, Denmark. Three protections in the municipality are shared with adjacent Skanderborg Municipality.

Aarhus Municipality holds a total of four Natura2000 in-land protections of international importance.[1] There is also a sea-area Natura2000 protection in the Bay of Aarhus at the Mejlflak reef.

Of the other protections within the municipality, most of the older ones are grounded in attempts at protecting scenic landscape values or securing public access, while more recent protections are mostly based in protecting biodiversity and threatened habitats.

List
Image Locality Size Year Coordinates Description Source
Brabrand Lake and Aarhus River Valley

Including Brabrand Lake, Årslev Engsø and parts of Aarhus River Valley		 521 hectare 1959, 1983, 1984 and 2001 56°08′34″N 10°03′58″E Landscape, rich fen habitat and locally endangered species.
Natura 2000, EU Habitats area		 Ref 1, Ref 2
Skæring Bæk and Skæring Strand Ref
Egå stream, Åkrogen and Vejlby Strand 1918, 1926, 1956 and 1961 56°12′24″N 10°17′06″E River mouth and beach Ref
Grevelund 1967 56°16′00″N 10°20′18″E Landscape (fields, woodland and beach habitats) Ref
Mariendal 2.3 hectare 1959, 1964 56°03′03″N 10°15′23″E Landscape Ref
Parts of Marselisborg Forests

Including the stream of Giber Å, Enemærket forest and wetland habitat, and the hills of Skåde Havbakker		 168 hectares 56°05′40″N 10°14′41″E Forest, meadow, wetland and river habitats. Coastal cliffs. Northern crested newt and otter.
Natura 2000		 [2]
Fulden Fredningen

Including Fulden and Moesgård		 1932, 1943, 1959, 1979 Historical rural landscapes and nature, including a village, historic manor and estate. Ref
Holme Bjerge 124 hectare 1967 Landscape Ref
Harlev Fredningen

Including the forests of Stjær Stenskov and Lillering Skov		 220 hectare
(a small part in Skanderborg Municipality)		 1962, 2017 56°08′00″N 9°58′31″E Glacial stone deposit, ancient woodland, special wetland habitats, and historical ridge and furrows.
Natura 2000 since 2017		 Ref, [3]
Jeksendalen 746 hectare
(mostly in Skanderborg Municipality)		 1979 56°06′50″N 9°59′47″E Landscape of both historical and biological importance
(woodlands, streams and wet meadow habitats)		 Ref
Aarhus Botanical Gardens 2017 56°09′38″N 10°11′27″E City park Ref
Stilling-Solbjerg Lake and Pilbrodalen mostly in Skanderborg Municipality 56°02′38″N 10°03′50″E Lake habitat and glacial valley Ref
Mejl Flak 56°03′07″N 10°28′09″E Shallow sandy and stony reef in Aarhus Bay.
Natura 2000, EU Habitats area		 Ref

See also
Main article: Protected areas of Denmark

References
  1. "Natura2000 i Aarhus" (in Danish). Aarhus Municipality. 18 February 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  2. "Natura 2000-plan 2016-2021. Giber Å, Enemærket og Skåde Hav- bakker" (PDF) (in Danish). Danish Nature Agency. April 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  3. "NNatura 2000 område nr. 232 Lillering Skov, Stjær Skov, Tåstrup Sø og Tåstrup Mose" (PDF) (in Danish). Danish Nature Agency. 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
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