The Paddepoel is partly located in Bunsbeek (Glabbeek) and partly in Vissenaken (Tienen). The area is situated in the middle course of the Velpe valley, between the Daalgemse mill in Vissenaken and the Rotelmolen of Pamelen. That part of the Velpe valley is a large, varied and contiguous area. It consists of marsh, hedges and woods, moist grasslands in the valley and drier grasslands on the valley flank. The more variation in the landscape, the more different plants and animals.

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In the Paddepoel you will find a unique combination of species such as blue button, caraway, tormentil, cat's thorn, pale sedge, wild bertram and umbrella hawkweed. In early spring, hundreds of wood anemones bloom, a very rare phenomenon in grasslands. The fact that the wood anemones bloom there shows that it is a very old and undisturbed grassland.

Thanks to 25 years of targeted management, several rare species have increased significantly. There are thousands of caraway, one of the largest Flemish populations. Yellow-green sedge first emerged in 2013 and is doing well.

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Beautiful view – Paddepoel Nature Reserve loop from Bunsbeek

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Elevation 80 m

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Sunday 29 March

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59 %

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Max wind speed: 24.0 km/h

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