ショーモン-ギストウの天然記念物・トップ20

ワレンデーフでは、2つのユニークな彫刻を通り過ぎます。地元のアーティスト、アド・ワウテルスは、枯れた2本のオークの木の幹に、樹木彫刻「小さな幸せの笛吹き」と「キツツキ」を作成しました。

At the intersection of Kanseliersdreef and Godendreef in the Mollendaalbos, you will find Den Dikken Eik on a small path named - how could it be otherwise - the Dikke Eikdreef. With a trunk circumference of 5.46m, Den Dikken Eik is the heaviest tree in the Meerdaalwoud. In 1995, a pencil-thin rod of wood was drilled into the core of the tree to count the annual rings: at that time, there were 320. Today, there are 351. Quite an age, therefore.

クリエイティブな展望ウォークが提供する「フレーム」は、背が低い方にはあまり適していません。フレームを使いこなすのが難しいからです。しかし、もちろん、このフレームとは別に、Laanvalleiの風景を美しく捉えることができます。

Already 304 years old? Time flies!

was very wet at the time of the walk

The "frame" through which you can photograph your framed landscape is part of the creative viewing walk. You can read more about this at https://www.overijse.be/creatieve-kijkwandeling (with PDF).

As the name suggests, the state nature reserve ‘Rodebos en Laanvallei’ is located in the Laanvallei. The Laan, as a tributary of the Dijle, is still one of the gems of the Dijleland and has cut into the plateau about 50m deep at the level of the reserve. On the eastern flank of the Laanvallei we find the Rodebos. The reserve is now over 100ha in size and is managed by the Agency for Nature and Forests (ANB) of the Flemish Community. The largest part of the reserve consists of a wooded valley flank with numerous springs. Because these slopes were also too steep for agriculture in the past, these flanks have always remained wooded and nature has been given every opportunity. That is why human intervention is kept to a minimum here. From the dry plateau and the adjacent valley flanks with springs we finally end up in the Laanvallei. Until the 1950s, a rather open landscape with hayfields and meadows interspersed with marsh, wooded areas and coppices was found here. Since then, many of these valley grounds have been planted with poplars or have spontaneously evolved into (swamp) forests. In the meantime, many of these poplar stands have disappeared again. The management is aimed at creating a valuable valley landscape with alder swamps, reed lands and wet hayfields. An important part of this whole story are the Hebridean sheep that can be found in the reserve all year round and contribute to its management. The Laan rises just south of Waterloo and flows into the Dijle 500 m north of the village centre of Sint-Agatha-Rode. Together with the Dijle, the Laan is one of the few rivers in Flanders that can still meander freely over its entire course. This naturally contributes to the high value of this area. Source: https://www.natuurstudiegroepdijleland.be/rodebos-en-laanvallei/

A beautiful path follows the windings of the narrow river...