Climate Lowland Project Lindum Enge

Map of the area.

Climate lowland project Lindum Enge is located in Skalsådalen immediately east of Lindum Skov. The project area is located in Natura 2000 area 33: "Tjele Langsø og Vinge Møllebæk".

The lowland project covers an area of 98 ha, involving 10 landowners. Project actions will be the interruption of drainage through drains and ditches, as well as the extensification of agricultural operations.

The project is expected to retain 1,010 tonnes of CO₂e, corresponding to 10.3 tonnes per ha. The project will simultaneously reduce the discharge of nitrogen into Hjarbæk Fjord via Skals Å by approx. 5.1 tonnes N/year, corresponding to 52 kg N/ha/year. The project will therefore improve the environmental condition and provide better conditions for flora and fauna in Hjarbæk Fjord. The project will improve the biodiversity and cohesion of habitats and nature types in the Natura 2000 area.

The project's feasibility study was prepared in 2021 and construction work is expected to be completed in 2024. It is a prerequisite for the project in Lindum Enge that agreements are made with all affected landowners. In this connection, it is an important key to realization that a land consolidation is initiated. Farmers are thus given the opportunity to take land out of agricultural use for nature and environmental purposes, in return for receiving good agricultural land as compensation.

Through land consolidation, the fields can often be gathered into larger contiguous areas, which improves the future possibility that the river valley can be grazed, to the benefit of both flora and fauna.

The land consolidation is expected to be integrated with a Multifunctional Land Consolidation in this part of Skalsådalen. With this, more wishes and needs in the area can be met, e.g. recreational purposes, initiatives that improve biodiversity, groundwater protection and rounding off agricultural properties. There are 10 landowners involved in the land distribution.

Further information about the project can be found on the Danish Nature Agency website: Klima-lavbundsprojekt - Lindum Enge.