Heiderbos Juniper-Heather Moor (Nationaal Park Hoge Kempen)

The Heiderbos is a unique area in the national park. In August, when the heather is in bloom, countless Erikas create purple explosions. The juniper berries ripen later in the year - that too will impress you, because here you will find one of the largest occurrences in Flanders with no fewer than 7,000 bushes.

The Heiderbos is the last extensive juniper heath in Flanders and has been known for generations as the place with the most juniper berries in all of Flanders. With no fewer than 7,000 juniper bushes, the juniper is, next to the yew, our oldest and only conifer species still found in the wild. It is therefore strikingly present in the Heiderbos. natuurenbos.be/natuurbanden/heiderbos

Nice walking paths meander through the heath here... Bushes with juniper berries can be found here in abundance...