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The pronunciation is often incorrect, but with a hyphen, it's better: Bele-ven. There's plenty to experience, especially if you're a birdwatcher. A true paradise for many birds, the Spoonbill is also regularly spotted, and it's a breeding ground for various meadow birds. From a mammoth-shaped wooden platform, you have a magnificent view of Het Beleven. Sandy paths crisscross the nature reserve "Het Beleven" with wide verges and hedgerows; 'Suskes Klompenpedje' (7.5 km)—the name gives it away—you can follow the wooden clogs. A printed version of the route is available at the Hollandershoeve and Visit Reusel-De Mierden. Het Beleven is situated in a bowl-shaped depression. And to think, until recently, there were only corn fields here. The deep drainage ditches have been filled in, and the enriched soil has been largely removed. Source: Brabantslandschap.nl

Many captivating stories have been written about this well (not just any well). The first probably dates back to 1571, when Lieske Coolbonders committed suicide by drowning herself in the well while the devil himself was pursuing her. Lieske was the illegitimate daughter of Katrien Coolbonders, who was raped by a Spanish nobleman. The nobleman was murdered by Katrien's husband. The body was first dumped in the Devil's Well. Later, it was buried somewhere nearby. (Efkesweg.be)

Beautiful fen in the Kempen, near Belgium

If you love nature, then definitely stop here to enjoy the surroundings and the many water birds.

Very beautiful fen. When we were there, very busy with birds.

Fun to spin the wheel here and listen to the story around this mysterious pool...

De Ronde Put is located in the middle of an old cultural landscape with deciduous and coniferous forests and small-scale agricultural plots and is a relic of large land ownership with agriculture, forestry and later also hunting. The various stages of the changes that the landscape underwent are still noticeable: the deciduous forest cultivation and formation of heathland and fields; the draining of swamps and reforestation of heathland during the 18th century and the exploitation of a peat swamp. De Ronde Put belongs to the 'Domain der Kempen' in the east of the province of Antwerp, formerly owned by Prince Karel. The area is roughly bordered by the Hoge Moer and the E34 motorway in the north, the Postel Abbey with the associated forest area and old cultural landscape in the east, the Retie - Postel (N123) national road in the south and the Turnhout - Dessel canal. in the West. The Ronde Put consists of an eastern and western pit, separated by a central dike. In the northwest is the rectangular Lange Linneput. In the agricultural zone near this well there is a drainage stream of the Ronde Put, an iron-colored stream that originates in the Lange Linneput, a 2.5 to 3 meter wide ditch that runs parallel to the Kempens Zijkanaal (the drainage stream and the small stream flow into this) and numerous drainage ditches from the agricultural lands. Immovable Heritage Inventory 2023: De Ronde Put and surroundings, https://id.erfgoed.net/erfgoedobjecten/300112

The Ravels forest is known for its fens. From the Middle Ages onwards, these elements dominated the open landscape. In 1903 the forest was created and some fens were planted or converted into pasture. A number of fens have been preserved. The most important fen is the Kesseven. It is located in the southern part of the Regional Forest and with an area of approximately 3 hectares it can be called quite large.