{{Short description|Forest on the Danish island of Falster}} {{Infobox forest | name = Corselitze Forest | native_name = Corselitze Skov | image = Hesnæs - udsigt mod syd.JPG | image_caption = View of the Corselitz Forest from [[Hesnæs]] | image_size = 280px | map = Denmark | map_caption = Location in Denmark | map_width = | coordinates = {{coord|54|51|00|N|12|08|00|E|display=inline,title}} | county = | region = Island of [[Falster]] | country = [[Denmark]] | elevation = | area = 1743 hectares | max_area = | date_max_area = | status = | established = | visitation = | visitation_year = | events = | authority = [[Det Classenske Fideicommis]] | website = | ecosystem = | classification_WWF = [[Baltic mixed forests]] | classification_EPA = | classification_CEC = | disturbance = | forest_cover = | species = | indicator_plants = | lesser_flora = | fauna = }} '''Corselitze Forest''' (alternate, '''Corselitz'''; {{langx|da|Corselitze skov}}) is located on the [[Denmark|Danish]] island of [[Falster]]. Situated in the northeast of the island, it contains white pine plantations, although beech is the most common tree species.<ref name="Agriculture1928">{{cite book|author=United States. Dept. of Agriculture|title=Department bulletin|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dMRFAQAAIAAJ|accessdate=22 November 2012|year=1928|publisher=U.S. Govt. Print. Off.|page=43}}</ref>
==History== The forest, a [[manor house]] also named [[Corselitze]], a summerhouse, an extensive garden, farmland, and additional surrounding forests were developed by [[Major general]] [[Johan Frederik Classen]],<ref name="Jensen">{{cite web|url=http://www.kulturarv.dk/1001fortaellinger/en_GB/corselitze/main|title=The general's legacy |last=Jensen|first=Anna-Elisabeth |publisher=Ministry of Culture|accessdate=26 November 2012}}</ref> a successful businessman who made his fortune running a number of companies in [[Frederiksværk]] in the north of [[Zealand]]. He had acquired the Corselitze estate from the Crown in 1768. When he died in 1792, he left all his possessions to a charitable foundation known as ''[[Det Classenske Fideicommis]]'' which continues to manage the forest today.<ref>[http://skovforeningen.dk/media/corselitze.pdf "Corselitze"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130905195642/http://skovforeningen.dk/media/Corselitze.pdf |date=2013-09-05 }}, Dansk Skovforening. {{in lang|da}} Retrieved 23 November 2012.</ref>
==The forest== The forest covers an area of {{convert|1,743|ha}} and consists mainly of [[deciduous]] trees including [[beech]] and [[oak]] although there are also some [[Pinophyta|conifers]]. It is typical of eastern Denmark with beech the most important type of tree. Oak occupies areas of predominantly clay soil and areas which tend to be marshy. All the principal deciduous trees (beech, oak, [[Sorbus|ash]], [[Acer pseudoplatanus|sycamore]]) grow well and are allowed to mature over long periods, up to 110 years for beech. [[Picea abies|European spruce]] fills some 20% of the forest, sometimes mixed with [[Douglas-fir]] and [[Abies grandis|grand fir]]. In recent years, felling has produced {{convert|8000|–|10000|m3}} per year.<ref>[http://corselitze.dk/default.asp?Action=Menu&Item=73 "Skovbrug"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120711031507/http://www.corselitze.dk/default.asp?Action=Menu&Item=73 |date=2012-07-11 }}, Det Classenske Fideicommis. {{in lang|da}} Retrieved 23 November 2012.</ref>
==Access== As a result of its location along the coast and its paths, the forest attracts many visitors. It is open all year round to pedestrians and cyclists. Riding is permitted on the specially signposted trails for those who have purchased a riding permit from Riderute Lolland-Falster.<ref>[http://corselitze.dk/default.asp?Action=Menu&Item=105 "Skovene og publikum"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130828063704/http://corselitze.dk/default.asp?Action=Menu&Item=105 |date=2013-08-28 }}, Det Classenske Fideicommis. {{in lang|da}} Retrieved 23 November 2012.</ref>
==References== {{commonscat}} {{Reflist}} {{Falster Denmark}}
[[Category:Forests of Denmark]] [[Category:Falster]]