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Galloway Cattle in the Hobokense Polder

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Galloway Cattle in the Hobokense Polder

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Galloway Cattle in the Hobokense Polder

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Location: Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium

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1. Hobokense Polder – Polder Forest loop from Hoboken-Polder

8.93km

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Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Broekskot Pond Bird Hide – Hobokense Polder loop from Kruibeke

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3. Grote Markt, Antwerp – Brabo Fountain loop from Diamant

21.8km

05:31

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Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Dominiek Van Dooren

June 3, 2023

More and more Galloways are used in nature management. In earlier times, large and small grazers formed the landscape. However, many of these wild grazers are extinct in our regions. Instead, cattle breeds that are closely related to their wild ancestors are now being introduced. The Galloway is a bovine with many primitive features. It is a social animal that lives in a herd and can be released in small groups in nature reserves. It is very well adapted to outdoor life and requires little care. For example, it does not need help with calving, it does not need to be milked and it finds sufficient food, so that additional feeding is not necessary. Because it does not only eat grasses and grazes some parts more or less, the diversity of the landscape increases. Its friendly and quiet character is ideal in nature areas with a high number of visitors.
Still this. Despite the very gentle character, these animals are not tame and cannot be compared to the cows we know from the farm. It is also important that the animals retain their self-reliance and do not become dependent on humans. It is therefore asked to leave the animals alone, not to walk towards them and not to feed them. It is also best to keep the dog on a leash!
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Viviane

June 15, 2022

A beautiful piece of nature and when you encounter the large grazers, it is a double pleasure.

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Dominiek Van Dooren

January 12, 2024

The Galloway is often described as a very old and original breed. It is said to be descended from a horned and black cattle that lived in Scotland since Celtic times. Its name is said to be due to the word Gallovid or Gaul, which means Gaulish and refers to the presence of this people in the far south of the Scottish Lowlands. In this region, later called the County of Galloway, the herds were known for their long, dark and wavy hair. They were also very resistant to the harsh climate of this coastal area.

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🇧🇪 Herwig Aertbeliën

December 7, 2020

A piece of nature with large grazers. Always fun to go and look for them in this vast nature reserve. Know that you are a guest here in the habitat of the large grazers.
Enjoy together from a distance.

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Oscar 👩🏻‍🌾, de wandelaar🥾

February 22, 2022

Small, but nice polder. Can be quite wet, boots are not a luxury!

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Jeff S

October 27, 2025

Grazing pleasure is the company...

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Minifreak

December 1, 2020

You walk among the cattle. They are not molehills !!!

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Location: Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium

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Galloway Cattle in the Hobokense Polder

1. Hobokense Polder – Polder Forest loop from Hoboken-Polder

2. Broekskot Pond Bird Hide – Hobokense Polder loop from Kruibeke

3. Grote Markt, Antwerp – Brabo Fountain loop from Diamant

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