Het Zwin Nature Park outside Knokke-Heist on the Belgian coast has been completely revamped. It’s a wonderful place to visit to learn about birds, and see them in real life. In the visitor centre you can learn all about bird migration, and then on the nature trail you can see the birds from special observation hides. Highly recommended for kids!
A 10-km walk around the largest lake in Flanders
Explore the rolling countryside around Hoegaarden in this walk which starts in the village of Meldert
No sign of anything to do with Middle Earth in this place called Bree, but plenty of fresh air, great walks and lovely nature
Enjoy a few hours walking around this “oasis of tranquility” near Hoegaarden
Located a short car ride from Antwerp (or 20 minutes by train from Antwerp to Heide station), the Border Park De Zoom extends over six… Read More »Border Park De Zoom. Friendly cows, unfriendly mosquitoes
If you don’t mind a few muddy paths, this is an interesting wood to walk through
My previous post introduced you to an area (Mollendaal Forest) that is ideal for young children. However, I do not recommend Mechels Broek for young… Read More »Mechels Broek, Mechelen
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The Zwin nature reserve near Knokke-Heist is one of Flanders’ natural treasures. There are two ways to describe it. One is that it’s a 159-hectare… Read More »The Zwin nature reserve. Let the sea breeze blow away your anxieties
Between the villages of Moerbeke and Wachtebeke, a few kilometres to the east of Sint-Niklaas, lies the Heidebos, a large nature reserve incorporating deciduous and coniferous forests as well as a vast expanse of heath land. Three signposted walks start from the car park on Fortstraat; all are ideal for young children.Read More »Heidebos near Moerbeke
If your idea of a wild duck only extends to the mallards floating on the pond in your local park and greedily swallowing your stale… Read More »Bourgoyen nature reserve, Gent