周辺の天然記念物・トップ12

This boundary stone is the westernmost in Belgium. It was recently installed to replace the original, which had braved the elements for many years. The annotation "1819" refers to the placement of the original, which marked the border with France. Anyone familiar with Belgian history will understand that this boundary stone originally marked the border with the Netherlands (after the fall of Napoleon in 1815), rather than with Belgium. When Belgium was formed, this border was preserved, and the nearby boundary stones were "recycled." For the hiker looking for this boundary stone... it's located on the border between the dunes and the beach, on the right side of the border path if you're standing with your back to the sea. There are no guarantees that this stone will always be visible. After a storm, it's quite possible that it will temporarily disappear under the sand. Good luck finding this boundary stone!

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Unfortunately, the bike path here is no longer paved. Still, the scenery is beautiful.

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First of all, this boundary marker on the beach is completely new, as an earlier one was irreparably damaged in 2021. The date and initials refer to the brief period from 1814 to 1830 when France bordered the Netherlands. The former boundary marker was first erected in 1819. Now, this boundary marker 2.0 marks the border between Belgium and France. The point also marks the westernmost point of Belgium in combination with the northernmost point of mainland France.

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A dune that flirts with the border between Belgium and France. About the dunes: The Dune du Perroquet is a nature reserve in the town of Bray-Dunes, part of the Nord department of France. The 179-hectare area consists of dunes that are directly connected to the North Sea coast, making it the northernmost point of France.

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A must do between De Panne and Bray-Dunes

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Not passable by bike.

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It was very nice and there wasn't much going on.

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The Flemish nature reserve De Westhoek extends over almost 350 hectares. In 1935, De Westhoek was protected as a landscape. In 1957, the area was the very first Flemish nature reserve to receive the status of a state nature reserve. Together with the adjacent Calmeynbos and the Krakeelduinen, the Oosthoekduinen and the French dunes of Le Perroquet, De Westhoek forms the largest contiguous dune massif on our coast. The Westhoek is part of the varied and extensive Dunes and Forests of De Panne. Foredune dunes, walking dunes, parabolic dunes, gray and blonde dunes: one dune is certainly not the same as the other. More or less parallel to the coastline you can distinguish different 'belts': the beach, the front dunes, the northern pan belt, the central drift dune, the southern pan belt and the inner dunes. More than 400 species of plants grow in the Westhoek. Many special mosses, liverworts and lichens also flourish in De Westhoek. Beaches and dunes are a real attraction for various birds such as wheatear and crested lark and migratory birds such as hen harrier and redwing. Bird lovers will always find a wide variety in De Westhoek: stonechat, chiffchaff and warbler are regular guests. In the spring, the dune pools of the Westhoek are the ideal spawning ground for the European protected natterjack toad and great crested newt.

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