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BelgiumFlandersFlemish BrabantHalle-VilvoordeOpwijkHeistergem Retention Basin on the Vondelbeek
Lakes
BelgiumFlandersFlemish BrabantHalle-VilvoordeOpwijkHeistergem Retention Basin on the Vondelbeek
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Heistergem Retention Basin on the Vondelbeek
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Location: Opwijk, Halle-Vilvoorde, Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium
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February 5, 2024
Hiking
* Birds: four species of woodpeckers including a pair of black woodpeckers. Also sparrowhawk, buzzard, kestrel, little owl, tawny owl, little reed warbler, wild duck, gadwall, shelduck, water rail and little grebe
* Butterflies: . the brown blue and the orange sand eye
* Mammals: foxes and dwarf mice
All these animals were spotted by Lieven Caekebeke who ensures grazing in the area with his sheep. He feasts his eyes while his sheep graze the area (begrazing.be).
(Flemish environmental company)
•February 5, 2024
Hiking
•May 12, 2024
Hiking
In the course of 2010, a cooperation agreement was concluded with the neighboring municipalities of Lebbeke, Opwijk and Buggenhout, whereby VMM committed to making the retention basin more ecological and to release the necessary investments for this, and the municipalities each committed to managing the management of the reservoir for their own territory. to take on the holding basin.
(Municipality of Lebbeke)
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Elevation 10 m
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Location: Opwijk, Halle-Vilvoorde, Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium