Nature and Scenery

Nissum Fjord has changed a great deal over the past 150 years. Many of the areas around
its shores have been dewatered and cultivated. For example, in the 1870s, an attempt
was made to dewater Felsted Kog completely, but a storm destroyed the dam against Nissum
Fjord just a few years after it had been built, and Felsted Kog was flooded again. The remains of this dam can still be seen today as a row of small islands north of Felsted Odde. At the same time, a lock was built at Thorsminde, which has been used to regulate the water flow ever since. Previously, the fjord was a rich source of fish, but today, the dinghies in the small harbours are mainly decorative.

 
As early as 1936, Felsted Kog was designated a nature preserve and since then, the arrangement has been expanded to cover the entire fjord. This means that access to some parts of the fjord and seaside meadows is controlled out of consideration for the birds, and
that hunting is subject to some limitations. For example, it is not permitted to hunt in
Felsted Kog and Bøvling Fjord. Also out of consideration for the birds, windsurfing is limited
to two designated stretches of water near Thorsminde and Sdr. Nissum.