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The farms on Toska lie on moraine soils from the Herdla moraine.

Toska

18.06.2018 - 20:07

The peat bogs on Toska have been mined for peat since 1946, when the island got electricity. In this treeless coastal landscape, peat was the most important source of energy, and this took quite a toll on the bogs.

Hana

Hana

12.03.2018 - 13:16

Moastølen

Moastølen

31.03.2018 - 19:58

Lake Nesheimvatnet

Lake Nesheimvatnet

18.06.2018 - 20:12

Skreien

Skreien

12.03.2018 - 13:16

Purkebolsvatnet

Purkebolsvatnet

12.03.2019 - 15:44

Lake Purkebolsvatnet is perhaps western Norway's largest sleeping city - for birds. They come in the thousands, usually in later summer and autumn. The barn swallows alone number 10 000 - 12 000 at their most numerous.

Myking

Myking

19.03.2019 - 16:24

Between Lake Kvalheimsvatnet and Lake Mykingsvatnet, north of Grindheim, we find one of the biggest continuous lowland bogs in Hordaland. It is 500-600 metres across and a whole 2 kilometres long. Locally, the bog is called "Havet" .

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