Oude Durme Nature Reserve

The Oude Durme is a young nature reserve of 3 hectares on the right bank of the Durme, between the village centers of Waasmunster and Hamme. The last reed cutters in our country were active in the reed fields here until after 1960. The reeds they cut here were used to make mats and cover roofs. Even though the professional activity has disappeared, some of the reed fields are still mowed as part of nature management. This gives other, often rare plant species such as the spider marigold the opportunity to grow.
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De Oude Durme is an oxbow lake of the Durme and a fairly young, three hectare nature reserve on the right bank of the Durme. It lies between the two villages of Waasmunster and Hamme.

If you were to get into a time machine and go back just a few decades, you could see reed cutters. This was a real profession until the 1960s.

The cut reeds were used to make mats or cover roofs. Even though professional management has ceased, some of the reed areas continue to be mown in order to preserve this unique cultural landscape. This creates space for other, often rare plant species such as the spindle tuber, which would otherwise have no chance against the fast-growing shill.

Great for walking! There are many walks of the municipality, but also private persons can be found on the internet in this region.