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Willem VS
May 23, 2021
Hiking
A nice piece of Wardpad. The trail winds through undergrowth and then continues past fences of extensive pastures for horses and cows.
The wardpad is a marked out walking route by Natuurpunt and runs through the Middenloop Zwalm nature reserve.
The wardpad is a marked out walking route by Natuurpunt and runs through the Middenloop Zwalm nature reserve.
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DirkWi
May 14, 2026
Hiking
The Wardpad derives its name from Ward Verhaeghe, who died in 2016, at the age of 40, in a cycling accident.
Ward, former JNM-er, ex-MOW-er, Natuurpunter, a civil servant involved with European nature goals, breathed environment and nature. He had the knowledge, the drive, the insight, the empathy to untangle the most difficult knots Flanders struggled with regarding the European Nature Goals.
This is stated on natuurpuntzwalmvallei.be
Ward, former JNM-er, ex-MOW-er, Natuurpunter, a civil servant involved with European nature goals, breathed environment and nature. He had the knowledge, the drive, the insight, the empathy to untangle the most difficult knots Flanders struggled with regarding the European Nature Goals.
This is stated on natuurpuntzwalmvallei.be
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DirkWi
May 14, 2026
Hiking
In 2025, DS Smith, a multinational that produces sustainable corrugated cardboard packaging, supported by recycling and paper production activities, planted 1000 trees here. It is part of the sustainability model that the company stands for.
DS Smith has production sites in our country in Ghent, Buggenhout and Harelbeke.
DS Smith has production sites in our country in Ghent, Buggenhout and Harelbeke.
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