Naturcenter Amager
Region
Europe
Country
Denmark
Flyway
East Atlantic flyway
Initiative
Migratory Birds for People
About
The Danish Nature Agency, Tårnby
Number of staff: 30
Number of visitors per year: 250,000
Overall aims of the centre
To give the citizens of Copenhagen great nature experience
Description of the centre
The Natura 2000 area is about 2000 hectares. The whole nature area called Naturpark Amager is about 3500 hectares.
Work Areas
Main CEPA work areas
The 2 local municipality, Tårnby and Copenhagen have each a nature school at the nature centre.
They educate day care, kindergarten and primary school in nature.
Both teachers and children. Beside that the nature centre is always open to the public.
Nature Agency are doing a lot of different nature tours on weekends and in school holidays. The nature agency also do a lot of communication in the local press about the nature and our arrangement
Expertise
Interpretation techniques
View of Amager nature reserve
Creating signage;
Site information; Producing written materials; Using audio-visual tools; Developing nature trails
Visitor centres
Managing / creating habitat; Running a visitor centre; Building / maintaining structures
Participation
Working with disabled people; Engaging hard-to-reach groups; Engaging young people; Engaging the local community; Working with volunteers
Education and communication
Early years education; Delivering adult education; Working with primary schools; Lobbying / running campaigns; Working with secondary schools; Developing resources / materials
General
PR and marketing; Running effective administration; Health and safety; Fund-raising; Project planning.
Contact
Mr Rune Kjærgaard Lange,
Naturcenter Amager,
Granatvej 3 – 15,
2770 Kastrup.
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