ベーアセの天然記念物・トップ20

ドリーボームケンスベルグ巡礼地（Drieboomkesbergとも綴られる）は、ウェストマール（マール自治体）にある歴史的な信心の場所で、一連の砂丘の最高地点に位置しています。 献身：この場所は、熱の聖母（病者の救いとしても知られる）に捧げられています。 名前の由来：この場所は、かつて丘の上に立っていた3本の大きなカラマツの木にちなんで名付けられました。 伝統：何世代にもわたり、病気の人々や信者が瞑想と癒しのためにここに集まります。5月、聖母マリアの月には、ウェストマールの聖マルティヌス教区が今でもこの場所への毎年恒例の巡礼を組織しています。 大十字架像：頂上には、1948年にティエリー・ド・ルネッセ伯爵から寄贈され、ウェストマール修道院の院長によって祝福された、大きな青石の十字架像が立っています。

The Bootjesven is one of the most famous and beautiful spots in Wortel-Kolonie 🌿. 📍What is the Bootjesven? • It is a natural fen, surrounded by pine forests and heathland, in the heart of the tranquility of the Colony. • The name refers to the "boats" of peat moss that float on the water, giving the surface a fairytale-like appearance. • The fen is a vulnerable nature reserve: special plants such as cotton grass and sundew grow there, and you often find dragonflies and waterfowl there. • It is part of the Merkske Valley, a European Natura 2000 protected area. 🌿 Experience for hikers and cyclists • The Bootjesven is located along several beautiful hiking trails that start from the De Klapekster Visitor Center. • It is an ideal place to take a break and enjoy the peace and quiet and nature. • Because it is a sensitive area, walking on designated paths and not allowing dogs off the leash is important for the preservation of this unique natural environment.

This tree was once magnificent. Now it seems to be dying... 😟

A small pilgrimage round through the Molenbos on the Drieboomkesberg...

Looking for the Westmalse barley...

Beautiful resting place in the heath

The Bootjesven is a fen that was created by extracting peat. Peat was extracted on a large scale in the entire Noorderkempen region between the middle of the 13th and the 18th century. Peat is dried peat that was dug from the marshy peat areas. The extracted peat was laid out to dry and then used as a raw material. This location is now a large body of water where it is wonderful to stay. You can cool off up to your knees and no further. Swimming is prohibited.

Het Zwart Water is a nature reserve southwest of the town of Lichtaart, which is part of the Antwerp municipality of Kasterlee, located near Lavendelweg 1-3. The area is managed by the Agency for Nature and Forests. The area is located on the Kempense Heuvelrug and consists of a fen that used to be in a drifting sand and heathland area, but was largely forested with conifers during the 19th century. On the edge of the fen you will find bog myrtle thickets, willow swamp forest and poor grassland. There is a floating dome in the fen that forms a safe resting place for birds. The forest is gradually being transformed into more mixed forest. In addition, there are remnants of heathland.