The landscape that lies in front of you is one of Limburg's special natural treasures with alder forests, willow thickets, open marshland, wet meadows, oak forests and some remnants of heathland. Together with the neighboring Hasselterbroek and Zig, this is a total of more than 400 hectares. It's the perfect playground for butterflies (including stonechat, small kingfisher, and large fire butterfly) and dragonflies (including early glassmaker, glass cutter, and spotted darter). You won't find so many fledgling cattle again anytime soon - at least in summer.

Before 1870 there was a huge river swamp here. The A brook flowed into a delta and was up to a kilometer wide in some places. Then a drainage canal was created, which drained the area almost completely. Today, nature is allowed to take action here, largely undisturbed by human interventions.

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July 1, 2023

The 'red walk' from the Luysmolen runs along the Stamprooierbroek, which is managed by Limburgs Landschap - more info at natuurpunt.be/natuurgebied/sint-maartensheide-de-luysen (under "accessibility").

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