Nordfjord Deer Farm Webcam – Watch Red Deer Graze in Norway

The Nordfjord Deer Farm Webcam looks down a sloping green pasture at Nave, a farm in the hills above Bryggja in western Norway, where red deer graze in front of a small lake called Navevatnet. Beyond the water, a wooded valley runs away between forested ridges toward higher mountains that often sit under a lid of cloud. The camera belongs to Nordfjordhjort, also known as Nave Hjortefarm, a family deer and llama farm. In the frame checked for this page, about eight deer grazed in a loose group on the left of the field while another lay in the grass nearer the middle, and the trees around the lake had turned yellow and orange for autumn.

About the Nordfjord Deer Farm

Nave lies about 4 kilometers (2.5 miles) northeast of Bryggja, a village on the northern shore of the Nordfjord with 364 residents in 2024. The area belonged to Vagsoy municipality until 1 January 2020, when the Totland, Maurstad and Bryggja districts moved into the new Stad municipality in Vestland county. Navevatnet, the lake in the middle of the view, lies at roughly 125 meters (410 feet) above sea level according to elevation data from the Norwegian Mapping Authority.

The owners have hunted wild red deer since they were 15, and the idea of keeping their own herd came after visits to other deer farms. The animals were first raised for meat, but as more people asked to see them up close, the farm opened to visitors. It now keeps around 50 red deer, and the farm’s own page talks of hoping for about 25 calves, provided the breeding stag did his job the previous October. Hinds carry their calves for about eight months and usually give birth around the turn of May and June, nearly always to a single calf. The oldest hind, Bente, is the boss of the herd.

The deer share the farm with llamas, which arrived more or less by chance, along with goats, dogs and a sheep named Nutella for the chocolate brown coat she was born with. On the morning checked here, only deer were out on the field.

What You See on the Nordfjord Deer Farm Webcam

The pasture fills the lower half of the picture, crossed by wire fences and edged by a gravel farm road that runs down toward the shore. A row of white wrapped hay bales lies beside the road next to a small red shed at the water’s edge, and a green-roofed barn stands on a wooded point that reaches into the lake. Houses sit on an open slope to the right. Across the water, the valley narrows between hillsides of conifers and autumn leaves. A weather panel in the lower right corner of the stream shows the current temperature at the farm.

Weather and Climate at the Nordfjord Deer Farm

The weather in the outer Nordfjord is mild for its latitude and very wet. Open-Meteo data for the last ten years, modelled at the farm’s height, put January and February at around -2 to 2 C (28 to 36 F), so the field can turn white after a snowfall and green again after rain. April warms to about 0 to 8 C (32 to 46 F), and May reaches 5 to 12 C (41 to 54 F) just as the calving season begins. July and August are the warmest months at roughly 10 to 16 C (50 to 61 F).

Autumn cools quickly, from about 8 to 14 C (46 to 57 F) in September to 4 to 9 C (39 to 48 F) in October. The Nordfjordeid weather station, about 26 kilometers (16 miles) to the east, averaged 2,073 millimeters (81.6 inches) of precipitation a year over 1991 to 2020. In the modelled data for Nave, the wettest months run from September through January, while May and June are the driest. At 62 degrees north, the sun is up for a little over five hours around the winter solstice and close to 20 hours around midsummer.

Things to Do Near the Nordfjord Deer Farm

The farm opens by appointment rather than on fixed hours, with guided tours and feeding sessions for families, school groups and cruise passengers, who can help feed the deer, llamas and goats. One llama, Suzy, is used for llama walks, and groups can book paintball and axe throwing. On two Sundays during the Norwegian summer holiday, the farm holds open days with paddleboards, canoes, pedal boats and rowing boats on Navevatnet, plus coffee and freshly made sveler, Norwegian griddle cakes, at the barbecue hut.

Cruise ships call at Maloy, the harbor town on the island of Vagsoy, about 20 kilometers (12 miles) to the west. Out on Vagsoy, Kannesteinen at Oppedal is a mushroom-shaped rock formed over thousands of years, about 25 minutes from Maloy town center. Refviksanden, a white sand beach in Refvik on the north of the island, faces west to the open sea and has been named one of Norway’s best beaches several times, and Krakenes lighthouse stands at the island’s westernmost point.

Similar Webcams You Might Like

For more of the Nordfjord, and another herd of large deer on camera, try these.

• Maloy Webcam
• Nordfjordeid Webcam
• Elk Country Visitor Center Webcam

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is the Nordfjord Deer Farm located?

At Nave, about 4 kilometers (2.5 miles) northeast of Bryggja in Stad municipality, Vestland county, western Norway. Its postal address is Nave 4, 6711 Bryggja, and Nordfjordeid is about 26 kilometers (16 miles) to the east.

What can you see on the Nordfjord Deer Farm Webcam?

A sloping pasture where the farm’s red deer graze and rest, with fences, a farm road, white hay bales and a red shed in front of the lake Navevatnet, and a wooded valley leading to higher mountains behind.

Is this the Nordfjordhjort live stream?

Yes. Nordfjordhjort is the name Nave Hjortefarm trades under, and the farm’s own website links to this stream. It is broadcast on Live Norway, a YouTube channel that runs more than a dozen Norwegian cameras.

What is the weather like at the Nordfjord Deer Farm?

Mild and wet. Winter sits around -2 to 2 C (28 to 36 F), summer around 10 to 16 C (50 to 61 F), and the area gets well over 2,000 millimeters (79 inches) of precipitation a year, most of it from autumn into winter.

When are deer calves born at the Nordfjord Deer Farm?

Around the turn of May and June, after a pregnancy of about eight months. Most hinds have a single calf, though the farm says one had twins a few years ago.

Can you visit the Nordfjord Deer Farm?

Yes, by appointment, for guided tours and feeding sessions. Open farm days on two Sundays in the Norwegian summer holiday are announced on the farm’s website and Facebook page.

How far is the Nordfjord Deer Farm from Maloy?

About 20 kilometers (12 miles) in a straight line. Cruise passengers who have visited describe the road trip from Maloy’s port as roughly 30 minutes.

Source: Nordfjordhjort