The Borkeld is a rolling area with a vast heathland dotted with juniper bushes. This is the largest juniper thicket in the Netherlands!
The highway has been diverted specifically for this purpose.

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The juniper thicket of De Borkeld is the largest in the Netherlands. This 17-hectare thicket is a unique habitat type, part of the diverse 600-hectare nature reserve that also includes forests, heathlands, loam pits, fields, grasslands, and a small area of raised bog. The area is also of archaeological importance, with finds of prehistoric tools and burial mounds.

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Location: Rijssen, Overijssel, Netherlands

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