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When you cross the bridge from the forest, you will see the beautiful coach house on the right

Recently, it has been possible to enter the Ertbruggenbos without getting wet feet

Today a fox crossed our path...

Nice dense piece of young forest, worth it if it is not flooded...

Nice walkable path through the field. Lots of life to be seen 🐮🐴🐰...🦊

This little field chapel is sometimes still a noble unknown, even for people who live in the area. It was built in 1903 by mason Baptist Joris, commissioned by farmer Stan Van Camp. The latter lived from 1875 to 1967. On the altar we see a statue of Our Lady. That statue was brought from Lourdes. The Van Camp family also had two terminally ill children. To appease our dear Lord, the devout Stan Van Camp decided to enlarge the chapel somewhat in 1928. During the work, a piece of facade collapsed, causing Stan to suffer serious injuries to his feet. Still, he was able to finish the work. Until the 1960s, a foot procession traveled here every May to pray the rosary. That procession also passed other chapels in Wommelgem, but almost all of them have disappeared. The chapel is now owned by the Smits family. It is heartening that Charlotte and Johan Smits continue to ensure impeccable maintenance. Hopefully it can remain that way and this beautiful piece of heritage will not have to be lost to the industry. We symbolically light a candle for this together with all sympathizers of De Keer!

Ertbrugge Castle is a castle in the Antwerp municipality of Wijnegem, located at Ertbruggestraat 132 and 136. In the 13th century, the Goed ter Soene was located here. The name Ertbrugge was used for the first time in 1544 and it concerned a hof van plaisantie (country house). The castle was built around 1800 in a classicist style. This is a building with a rectangular plan. In 2000 it was completely restored. It is surrounded by a domain of 11 hectares. The coach house and gatehouse has a remarkable, curved facade. Source Wikipedia

At this location you can enjoy the fauna fields. Amphibian pools were also constructed. The natural value increases year after year because the fields are transformed into fauna fields. The intensive meadows evolve into hay fields or wastine, an old medieval word for waste, infertile soil. Here you can also meet large grazers. They are an added value and help keep nature in check.