Sildestrup: Beach, Nature and Routes

Sildestrup can be explored through three themes: the beach, nature watching and routes in the surrounding area. If you are looking for a hotel in Sildestrup, you can first consider which focus best suits your travel plans. Sildestrup Beach, Bøtøskoven and Bøtø Nor each have their own features and different connections to the landscape.

Beach and water

Sildestrup Beach has white sand, and the water is shallow and child-friendly. On Falster, the beach is in front of the Marielyst holiday-home area. This gives the beach theme a specific context: the features mentioned apply to this beach.

Nature around Bøtø Nor

In the area around Sildestrup, Bøtø Nor is part of the Natura 2000 network. The area was designated because of its outstanding populations of waterbirds, especially geese, swans and ducks. Waders and birds of prey, including white-tailed eagles, can also be spotted in the Bøtø Nor bird sanctuary. There is another vantage point for wildlife watching: from the Bøtø Nor observation tower (northern tower) in Sydfalster, you can watch the birdlife in the reserve.

Bøtøskoven covers 153 hectares and has a two-kilometre coastline. The forest borders Bøtø Nor, an area of about 200 hectares with a shallow lake, meadows and reeds. This means that a forest area with a coastline and a nor with a lake, meadows and reeds sit side by side as distinct landscape features. The landscape around Bøtø Nor can broadly be divided into the dunes along the east coast, the nor and the hilly terrain to the west. Historically, the shallow Bøtø Nor extended from Sildestrup to Gedesby.

Walking and cycling

In the area around Sildestrup, the Bøtø Nor walking route “Hvid rute” runs from Bøtøskoven to Bøtø Nor Gl. Pumpestation near Marrebæk. The 38-kilometre Kyst til kyst cycling route passes through the Sildestrup holiday-home area and is fully signposted. When choosing between walking and cycling, you can consider different options: a walking route between the forest and the pump station, and a signposted cycling route through Sildestrup that is 38 kilometres long.

The Around Falster canoe and kayak trip also has a specified route length: Stage 4 is about 19 kilometres. This information adds another stated mode of travel to the walking and cycling options, without combining the different routes into a single route.

History at the pump station

In the area around Sildestrup, Bøtø Nor Gl. Pumpestation protected southern Falster from permanent flooding for more than 60 years. The pump station houses a large exhibition on the history of South Falster, from natural harbour to nature area. Its former protective role and the exhibition shed light on different aspects of regional history: flood management and the transformation from natural harbour to nature area.

Sildestrup is therefore defined by more than just its beach: Bøtø Nor and Bøtøskoven bring nature and landscape into the picture, while walking, cycling, canoeing and kayaking offer different ways to get around. You can weigh up which focus suits your trip by considering these specific features of the area.

Discover more destinations: Hesnæs, Gedser, Vaeggerloese, Øster-Ulslev, Næs, Horbelev, Sortsø, Nykøbing Falster

For the overarching travel guide: Guldborgsund Municipality.