True Skov (True Forest) is a woodland, west of

Skjoldhøjkilen Skjoldhøjkilen is a recreational and natural site, in the district of Brabrand in the western part of Aarhus in Denmark. It stretches westwards from Hasle Hills, like a wavy green strip of meadows, small lakes and woodlands. It is 3.5 km ...

in Aarhus, Denmark. True Skov is named after the small village of True and forms part of the New Forests of Aarhus. It is a relatively recent afforestation - and the largest within the region of

Søhøjlandet Søhøjlandet (English: ''The Lake-highland'') is the highest lying region in Denmark and at the same time, it has the highest density of lakes.Aarhus Municipality Aarhus Municipality ( da, Aarhus Kommune), known as Århus Municipality ( da, Århus Kommune) until 2011, is a municipality in Central Denmark Region, on the east coast of the Jutland peninsula in central Denmark. The municipality covers an area ...

, True Skov is administered by the State of Denmark.

Nature and facilities

True Skov is primarily a

deciduous forest In the fields of horticulture and Botany, the term ''deciduous'' () means "falling off at maturity" and "tending to fall off", in reference to trees and shrubs that seasonally shed leaves, usually in the autumn; to the shedding of petals, ...

, but with conifers and

pines A pine is any conifer tree or shrub in the genus ''Pinus'' () of the family (biology), family Pinaceae. ''Pinus'' is the sole genus in the subfamily Pinoideae. The World Flora Online created by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Missouri Botanic ...

in some sections.

Alder Alders are trees comprising the genus ''Alnus'' in the birch family Betulaceae. The genus comprises about 35 species of monoecious trees and shrubs, a few reaching a large size, distributed throughout the north temperate zone with a few sp ...

, poplar and

larch Larches are deciduous conifers in the genus ''Larix'', of the family Pinaceae (subfamily Laricoideae). Growing from tall, they are native to much of the cooler temperate northern hemisphere, on lowlands in the north and high on mountains fur ...

has been planted as nursing trees for the young forest. The forest holds a great variety of species, focussing primarily on native species and a number of bush and shrub species has been planted at the forest edges. A section in the western parts, known as Little America, holds North American tree species exclusively, as part of

forestry Forestry is the science and craft of creating, managing, planting, using, conserving and repairing forests, woodlands, and associated resources for human and environmental benefits. Forestry is practiced in plantations and natural stands. ...

research and to make the forest more interesting altogether. A network of pathways cuts through the otherwise dense plantations of True Skov. Motor vehicles are not allowed, but the pathways are used for a range of activities like strolling, horseback trotting, jogging and cross-country skiing in the winter. The north western parts holds a sail plane landing strip and caution is advised here. True Skov has two fenced areas dedicated to exercising dogs. Such areas are known as hundeskove (lit.: ''dogs-forests'') in Denmark and they can be found across the country, often situated close to towns and villages. An overview of dog-forests in Denmark. File:True Skov 7.1.jpg, View across the southern parts of True Skov. File:True Skov 9.jpg, Recent plantations. Beech. File:Indflyvning 3.jpg, A sail plane landing on the air-fields.

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True Skov
Danish Nature Agency * Danish Nature Agency (2006)
True Skov ved Århus
The Environmental Ministry of Denmark New Forests of Aarhus {{CentralDK-stub