A day full of exciting activities
There’s plenty of fun on the Løkken Art trail. Make sure you bring along the children too!
Danish artist Maria Ellermann has created a beautiful hand-drawn treasure map of Løkken Art Trail. With this in your hand it’s easy for children to find the secret paths and 17 World Goals.
You’ll find plenty of children’s activities along the route to ensure they have a fun and active day outside. Experience the thrill as you find your way along the small secret paths, while they play hide and seek with all the little fish dotted in the landscape. Løkken also offers many playgrounds in the area, giving plenty of opportunities to take a well-deserved break.
The Art Trail is open all year round and Løkken welcomes children of all ages, so you are free to visit as many days as you like. There are many exciting experiences waiting.
Come and have a fun day by the sea!
Do you know the different knots?
Did you know each different type of knot has a particular purpose and is used in different places? It’s therefore very useful to learn them as they can come in especially handy while walking around nature. Wouldn’t it be cool to become a master of the raw band knot, single flag knot, pole stitch, figure eight knot or double half stitch? Around Sømærket in The Art Trail you’ll find posts where you can practice. Each sign features one of the many fish you can catch here on the seashores of Løkken…
Talking of which, did you know that here in Løkken it is mostly cod, mackerel, whiting, plaice and rockfish caught? If you want to know more about fish, here is a great video with Gustav Urth (in Danish).
How to build a birdhouse
Many birds build their nests in holes. Among others blue tits, buzzards, wood sparrows, house sparrows, flycatchers and starlings do this, but some may have difficultly in finding tees with holes in them. This is where you can help – nest boxes are always needed so by building and setting up your own, you can give lots of birds new homes to live in.
See here to learn how to build a bird box out of a log (in Danish).
Rose hip is the national flower of Løkken
While strolling through the area you’ll see rose hip bushes all around town – on the streets and in the dunes, in gardens and by road sides. You’ll see their colourful bright pink and white blossom just about everywhere in June and July, while their beautiful floral perfume fills the air.
After cooking the berry is edible with lots of health qualities – it’s packed with vitamin’s C and A… but while raw, be careful not to touch the seeds or powder inside as they are highly itch inducing. It has been known however, for cheeky boys and girls to use it as a joke and pour it down each others tops for fun!
Learn how to make rosehip jam (in Danish).
We cannot avoid the fact that our world is polluted
We consume too much in the wrong way and don’t have enough sustainable resources in the world. The climate produces heat, flooding and sand drifts so we really do need everyone to think about their actions and make a full STOP to anything that could be hurting the planet! In short, that is what this artwork at Løkken School is about. In 2021 Storm was only 12 years old when together with his father Øjvind Knudsen, he made this interesting painting. It is up to each of us to interpret what we see in their work.
It’s important to build your knowledge about the man-made changes in our climate and environment, because if you can switch just one bad habit, you’ll be helping to make a difference.
Learn how to become climate-smart at the following links (in Danish).
Verdensmålene
Plasticchange
Verdens skove
DOF Birdlife og verdensmålene
Krible Krable Universe
The world is wonderful and everything is connected.
Insects are a big part of biodiversity. There are many thousands of different cycles in nature, which mean that life and death are deeply interwoven. You, I and all people on earth are also part of the process; we are part of the important cycle that keeps nature alive. And you don’t have to go far to explore! There is an amazing world of crawling life to be found in your own back garden, at your local park, in the forest or school playground. Go out and look – it’s just a matter of spotting it!
And don’t forget to look out for the many insects hiding on the mural on Erik Larsen’s path when you take The Art Trail.
You can also learn much more on Krible Krable universe website here (in Danish).
Print the coloring book
If you want to paint your own treasure after you’ve completed The Art Trail, you can pick up a specially made colouring book at Løkken Tourist Office, or in the mail box next to the mural “Natures way” at Løkken Museum.
And if you forget to pick one up, you can also print the treasure map and all the other illustrations from the coloring book on the link below.
The fish in the seas of the West Coast
Did you know here in Løkken it’s mostly cod, mackerel, whiting, plaice and rockfish that are caught?
If you want to learn more about fish and about the special characteristics of the different species, then this video with Gustav Urth is a great watch. He tells us lots of interesting things – for example, did you know that cod can actually taste from four meters away!
