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Beelaertmeersen

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Location: Ghent, Gent, East Flanders, Flanders, Belgium

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February 14, 2022

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In the Beelaertmeersen nature reserve, the Leie has created natural floodplains in several places. While lower-lying areas are swampy, higher-lying areas remain dry. As a result, the fauna and flora …

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In the Beelaertmeersen, the complete transition between the Leiemeersen, right along the river, and the higher-lying kouter with drier fields has been preserved. In the winter, the meadows are soaking wet. All kinds of sedges and marsh marigolds grow here and in April and May, the orange tips flutter between the cuckoo flowers. In the old pollard willows on the plot boundaries, you can hear the little owls in the evening.

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