Sofie Kirk Kristiansen

Sofie Kirk Kristiansen (born November 18, 1976) is a trained Game Warden from the Game Management School at Kalø. She has also studied Forestry at the former Agricultural University.

On a daily basis, she runs Klelund Dyrehave. Klelund Dyrehave is Denmark’s first so called biodiversity deer forest and was established in 2010 on a former plantation property.

Here, Christmas trees, cut greenery, pesticides, fertilizer and hunting parties have been replaced by untouched forest, planting of native trees, restoration of watercourses and streams, deer within their natural social dynamics, wild boar, wolves, white-tailed eagles and an overall increase in biodiversity.

Through her company Earthkeeper, she has expanded the nature conservation activities with the protection of virgin rainforest areas in Ecuador. She is part of the Kirk Kristiansen family, owners of the LEGO Group.

Sofie Kirk lives at Klelund plantation, which she acquired in 2005.She is the daughter of Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen, granddaughter of Godtfred Kirk Christiansen and great-granddaughter of LEGO founder Ole Kirk Kristianse.