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The last big wilderness forest area of Norway

TRILLEMARKA - ROLLAGSFJELL

A Norwegian Hotspot
In central part of eastern Norway, on the border between Sigdal and Numedal valleys, you can find the last of the last big wilderness forest areas of Norway. 205 km2 continuous mountain old growth forests, with the last fairly intact extensive valley, named Trillemarka.

Where? The area is situated 100 km west of  the capital Oslo.

Trillemarka – Rollagsfjell has all the qualities of the original Norwegian forests:
A broken country with untouched valleys and mountain sides, rivers and spectacular small and big lakes, very old trees and forests, and a huge amount of species dependent on natural forest dynamics.
The area constitute a paradise for outdoor recreation and experience of virgin forests and untouched nature, and it is the last bastion for a lot of redlisted species.



Panorama-view into the valley Flaavassdalen, which arelocated in the north-western parts of the area. April 2000
The last wilderness
Norway is at the bottom of forest protection in the boreal forests. Caused by an intensive forestry, spread around in the most of the forests, there are very little old growth forests left, and especially large, continuous wilderness areas are rear.
Among 40 known areas larger than 10 km2, Trillemarka – Rollagsfjell is the largest and the most valuable of them.


Eastern parts of the Trillemarka-valley
Threatened species
In Trillemarka – Rollagsfjell there are a lot of endangered species. In Norway 1.405 forest dwelling species are at the national red list, and scientists estimates more than 1.000 species to have their main threat in the clear-cut based forestry, which is the main-stream cutting method in Norway.
Sigdal community got in 1990 ca 80% ownership of the area Trillemarka as a gift. Trillemarka is the eastern and most productive part. Until then no forestry or roads of importance had been done in the area for three decades.
Findings of some endangered species is marked on the map and described on this site.
Among the redlisted species in Trillemarka – Rollagsfjell you can find Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Tree-toed Woodpecker, Siberian Jay, Stock Dove and Golden Eagle. A lot of endangered lichens, mosses and fungi are also found in the area. The Norwegian Institute of Nature Science has classified the area as a national protection-worthy area. Some is described here, and their findings marked on the map; easy to recognize is usnea longissima(long threads of lichen on spruce-threes and the intensely coloured and poisonousvulpinus lethargica(picture to the left). and lichen mjuktjafs


Insecure future
The area is not safeguarded yet. Apart from the northern part of the area logging is allowed, and in the last 10 years, the area has been reduced considerably. A lot of extremely valuable forests have been logged to "save the areas from protection".


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Trillemarka has until now, been unknown as a virgin wilderness area, but still more is getting interested in this magnifiscent nature old growth forest. Also through the eyes of professional nature photographers.
To the left is Tom Schandy, chairman of the Union of Norwegian nature-photographers, former leader of the Norwegian division of WWF (World Wildlife Fund), taking a picture of lichens in Trillemarka. Articles of Trillemarka is written in norwegian magazines, programmed on TV, and more is planned.

In  august 2002 the assosiation of professional nature photographers in Norway had a photo session over a weekend in Trillemarka Rollogsfjell. Their best photos is exhibited on different places in Norway

Foreign journalists, photographers and tourists will be welcome. Please contact the sites constructor on mail.

An article will  come in the German Photo Magazine ... in april 2003

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"Ready for Logging???"
Norway has still  protected only 1% of our  forests.In a Report evaluation the  Norwegian Forest Protection status scientists says approx 5 % is a minimum protection level. Although the  government has announced a plan for rising the percentage  protected, logging is fragmenting this last big  forest wilderness area in  southern Norway . The future of the old growth forests in Trillemarka – Rollagsfjell is insecure.

Pictures from the area is shown on this home-site if you click the "Bilder" to the left. Also a drawn map has  clickable points where you may see the  view in pop-up windows. Under picture from  the exhibition  "48 hours in Trillemarka" (copyright Tom Schandy)


Environmental demands
All the environmental, non-governmental organisations has sent a joint letter to the new Norwegian government, demanding at least 5% of the forests protected as nature reserves. In the letter there is especially announced the need for protection of the last wilderness areas.

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Teamwork for a television-programme presenting  Trillemarka on  national broadcasting in Norway and Denmark. The  30 minute-programme has been seen by more than  1 million  people in Scandinavia

The area constitute a paradise for outdoor recreation and experience of virgin forests and untouched nature, and it is the last bastion for a lot of redlisted species.See pictures from the area

Se under Arrival, for how you get there.

For more information go to www.naturvern.no/trillemarka