It is the remnant of an extensive raised peat bog, in large part drained by constructed canals in the early 20th century.

In the Middle Ages, climate change had increased precipitation, stimulating the spread of peat moss and turning the area into one of the largest bogs in Europe.

Store Vildmose eventually reached its maximum area in the 1800s, before drainage and peat cutting on a larger scale was initiated.

[3] Some of the benefits of potatoes from Store Vildmose are that the peels are very thin and smooth, that they do not soften easily with cooking and their taste.

In the boglands, one can find cloudberry, the carnivorous great sundew and a breeding population of corn crake, that have otherwise seen a steep decline in western Europe.