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The Top 20 Natural Monuments in North Brabant

North Brabant’s landscape is a beautiful place to explore — something that you can best experience by visiting one of our 20

beautiful natural monuments in North Brabant. To help you find the one for, you can see all the details you need to explore the best natural monuments, and better plan your next outdoor adventure!

Last updated: November 14, 2025

Voorste Goorven

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Experience the perfect sunrise at Voorste Goorven.
This pond in the Oisterwijk woods is a feast for the eyes with flora and fauna. Flocks of ducks, geese, and other birds all have their own little spot.

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Palingven (Eel Pond)

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1 of the many pools on the Campina. Eel cannot be found there, but there is a lovely pond surrounded by trees and a small sandy beach.

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Kogelvangers Pond

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A beautiful fen, this Kogelvangersven. In the 18th century, the gendarmerie practiced their shooting skills here, by shooting across the fen into the sand walls.
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Van Esschenven

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The Van Esscheven is a large fen that you can walk all the way around.
Enjoy the view over the water, walk through the woods and be surprised by the special combination of forest, heathland and fens in this area.

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Bronze Age Burial Mounds with Wooden Post Circle, Regte Heide

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The burial mounds on the Regte Heide originate from the Bronze Age (ca. 1750 BC). One burial mound has a ring wall with a dry ditch. Burial mounds were used …

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Oisterwijk Forests and Fens

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I recommend a walk through the Oisterwijkse Bossen and Vennen to everyone! Here one fen is even more atmospheric than the other.

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Oude Buisse Heide

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The Oude Buisse Heide is a beautiful area for walking, quiet and great chance to spot deer. You may recognize the landscapes in the paintings by Vincent van Gogh, who lived in Zundert.

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Bedafse Bergen Sand Dunes

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Because the Maashorst is higher than the surrounding area, the area is drier than the rest. People like that, so people lived here centuries ago. And where people come, the …

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Klein Aderven

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A beautiful area to walk in any season. With stunning fens reflecting the beautiful Dutch skies and a diverse array of plants and trees.

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De Wachter Art Installation

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Along the Oostdijk between the Tonnekreek and Willemstad is 'De Wachter' a special work of art. De Wachter stands exactly on the spot where the storm surge on 1 February 1953 hit and flooded the Ruigenhilpolder.

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Find even more amazing natural monuments in North Brabant by checking out the top Highlights region by region:

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The Top 20 Natural Monuments in North Brabant

Voorste Goorven

Palingven (Eel Pond)

Kogelvangers Pond

Van Esschenven

Bronze Age Burial Mounds with Wooden Post Circle, Regte Heide

Oisterwijk Forests and Fens

Oude Buisse Heide

Bedafse Bergen Sand Dunes

Klein Aderven

De Wachter Art Installation

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