Hilsen fra Jesper

My cousin Sanne was visiting Lisbeth and me during the Whitsun holiday, so we had some very intensive days showing Sanne some of the nice places on Langeland. Our first stop was having lunch at the sea shore. Our next visit was to Skovsgaard Gods. Skovsgaard Gods is a magnificent stately home and estate set in the countryside of South Langeland. It was bequeathed by its owner to the Danish Society for Nature Conservation. It now houses a large organic farm which is open to the public. There are several exhibitions relating to the countryside of the area. The grounds contain more than ten kilometres of marked nature trails. The museum has beautiful landscaped gardens and houses three museums. It has a restaurant. It was not yet opened when we visited it. Gulstav mose Our next visit was to Gulstav mose and Downs klint at the southernmost tip of Langeland Gulstav mose Grey Heron, Fiskehejre (Ardea cinerea) fishing in Gulstav mose Downs klint En spændende attraktion i Gulstav Mose er de flotte, vilde heste. I oktober 2006 blev der udsat 25 Exmoorhopper og -ungheste på et 100 hektar stort areal på Langelands sydligste spids. Desuden kom en hingst fra Tyskland til flokken i 2007. Hingsten levede helt op til forventningerne, idet flokken i 2010 var oppe på omkring 75 dyr. I efteråret 2010 solgte Naturstyrelsen, som ejer hestene, 22 heste til et afgræsningsprojekt i Vestjylland. Trods det, er den livskraftige flok i efteråret 2011 allerede oppe på over 70 heste igen, og den er nu delt i to flokke med hver sin førerhingst og -hoppe. We also visited the nearby village of Bagenkop, where we meet this nice Red-breasted Merganser, Toppet Skallesluger (Mergus serrator) couple