ブルージュの天然記念物・トップ20

宇宙を探索しましょう…ブルージュで！🌍✨ ドメイン・バイスブルークのプラネテンパッドは、自然の中でスケールに合わせて太陽系を発見できるユニークなウォーキング体験です。 この静かで家族向けのルートでは、惑星から惑星へと歩きます。それぞれの惑星は、宇宙を触れることができるようにする芸術的な彫刻で表現されています。太陽から最も遠い惑星まで：太陽系の距離と比率を驚くべき方法で体験できます。 この小道は、緑豊かなドメイン・バイスブルークを抜け、森や開けた場所を通り抜けて蛇行しており、リラクゼーションと驚きの完璧な組み合わせを提供します。家族連れ、好奇心旺盛なハイカー、そして星や科学に興味のあるすべての人に最適です。 自然、芸術、宇宙が出会うオリジナルのハイライト — 距離は小さいが、体験は大きい！🚀

The herb garden is located at the rear of the castle, opposite the entrance to the visitor center. It is accessible via the stairs or the ramp next to the restrooms. This unique herb garden is open to the public from sunrise to sunset. (Province of West Flanders)

Border post 366 with a great view of the nature reserve Het Zwin

The name suggests it: duck decoys were built to catch wild ducks for consumption. A duck decoy is a pond surrounded by a ‘decoy forest’ and long catch pipes in every corner. The catch was a combination of tame barn ducks and a brown decoy dog (which looked like a fox because of its colour). The decoy man chased the ducks to the end of the catch pipe, where they were caught in nets. Although there are many duck decoys in the Netherlands, this is indeed a Flemish invention. The duck decoy in Meetkerke (from the 16th century) is one of the few remaining examples. Of course, the duck decoy is no longer used for hunting. One of the catch pipes was recently completely restored, a special piece of history restored to its former glory! The duck decoy of Meetkerke is located in a beautiful part of the Flemish nature reserve: the Meetkerkse Moeren. You can easily find the hidden spot via the Meetkerkse Moeren walking route!

The information board also warns the hiker about the “eternal hunter” who is said to roam here at night. According to legend, a farmer’s son preferred hunting to harvesting, so the farmer/father cursed him to an eternal hunt. Sometimes you can still hear the hunting horn or the calling of the dogs. I didn’t hear anything, but then again, I don’t normally walk through a forest at night. 😉

The Wulvemote is still very recognizable in structure, even though nature has taken back much of what once was. When reading the information board, this mote (or motte) refers to a house (made of wood and loam) for a farming family and herd surrounded by a ditch. Another theory would see this mote as part of a protective belt of various motes. This protective belt would have functioned as a line of defense against the Norsemen. Little is known about the function(s) of motes and it will probably remain a mystery forever…

Very beautiful vast nature reserve very close to beach and sea. Walking, running, cycling, horse riding...

In the 13th and 14th centuries, this sea arm - ’t Zwyn - was an important waterway to Bruges. This waterway was created after the sea had penetrated the land around the beginning of the Christian era. The cities of Bruges, Damme and Sluis were located on the Zwin and became flourishing trading centres. But the channel became increasingly shallow and eventually unnavigable. That is why the Zwin was later largely poldered. Nature then took over here. Source: https://www.hetzeeuwselandschap.nl/natuurgebieden/het-zwin