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Heathland on the Oudsberg Dune

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Heathland on the Oudsberg Dune

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Heathland on the Oudsberg Dune

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Please check local regulations for: Vlaams Natuurreservaat Oudsberg

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Location: Opglabbeek, Hasselt, South Limburg, Flanders, Belgium

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1. Oudsberg Sand Dune – Heathland on the Oudsberg Dune loop from Gruitrode

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2. Oudsberg Dune – Oudsberg Sand Dune loop from Opoeteren

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3. Oudsberg Dune – Oudsberg Sand Dune loop from Gruitrode

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Dominiek Van Dooren

October 12, 2023

Heathland vegetation.
After the Ice Age, temperatures rose and forest growth increased. People also reappeared in the landscape to hunt, cultivate fields and keep livestock. To achieve this, the new forests had to disappear little by little, resulting in a decline in soil richness. But the exhausted soil was an ideal development soil for heathland vegetation that thrives on poorly fertile sandy soil.
(duinenbanden.be)

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Nationaal Park Hoge Kempen

September 27, 2021

Duinengordel is a unique natural core in the northeast of Limburg. This hilly and turbulent area of 3,000 hectares extends over Oudsbergen, Maaseik and Bree between Bosland and the Hoge Kempen National Park.

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February 11, 2024

In the Middle Ages, the soil southwest of De Oudsberg became impoverished due to intensive extraction. As a result, only heather could survive. Local overgrazing of sheep again caused sand drift, which shaped the current dune landscape. And of course there is still room for heather. More at natuurenbos.be/natuurbanden/oudsberg

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Location: Opglabbeek, Hasselt, South Limburg, Flanders, Belgium

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Heathland on the Oudsberg Dune

1. Oudsberg Sand Dune – Heathland on the Oudsberg Dune loop from Gruitrode

2. Oudsberg Dune – Oudsberg Sand Dune loop from Opoeteren

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