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The fields have been affected by many landslides

Velure

19.05.2018 - 13:28

From Helland toward the end of the valley with the Skrikjo waterfall.

Opedal

03.12.2018 - 13:53

Housing development Huse in Kinsarvik.

Huse housing development

03.08.2017 - 13:36

Sculptures in the bedrock

Herand- geologi

11.12.2018 - 14:12

Smedholmen, Fitjar

Smedholmen

30.03.2018 - 20:10

Three of the islands in the nature preserve: Litla Vesøya, Stora Vestøya and Lyngøy.

Fluøyane

19.06.2018 - 18:12

The richest seabird localities in Bjørna Fjord are FLUØYANE, a group of small and medium-sized islets just east of the entrance to Våge. Here, we see many different nesting birds, but there is the danger that overgrowth will become an obstacle for nesting here in the future. On one of the islands, the environmental protection authority has promised to step in and help the birds.

Strandflat and scree by land

Landa

19.06.2018 - 16:06

Today there are only a few farmers that grow potatoes in Fitjar.

Fitjar- potatoes

19.12.2018 - 18:18

The deep agricultural soils in Fitjar are found especially in the area between Lake Storavatnet and Breivika. The many stonewalls in the area reflect that the earth probably was full of stones and stone blocks. The stones that couldn't be dug out had also a function: they stored heat that helped to grow potatoes.

Huglo

Huglo

19.06.2018 - 16:30

The majority of Huglo is bare rock. A bit of dwarf pine forest is the only vegetation able to put down roots. Along the west- and east sides, to the contrary, the landscape is unusually green and lush. The reason lies both in the bedrock and in the ice that covered the area 12 000 years ago.

Spring in the black alder forest of Hystadsmarkjo.

Hystad- the black alder forest

19.06.2018 - 16:32

One of the biggest black alder forests in the country is in Hystadmarkjo. Along the well prepared trail through the forest you can experience an exceptional nature with an unusual abundance of exuberant plant species. But what has laid the foundation for this richness?

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