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This road actually runs right through the nature reserve. On one side lies the Webbekoms Broek, adjacent to the city of Diest; on the other side run the Demer and the Zwarte Beek, and lie the Diesters Broek and the Rotbroek.

Webbekoms Broek is part of the Webbekomsbroek-Borchbeemden Flemish Nature Reserve, a contiguous area of 397 hectares managed by the Flemish Agency for Nature and Forests. This also includes the Diesters Broek, the Schaffens Broek, and the Borchbeemden: Rotbroek, Gorenbroek, and Sint-Jansberg. Several watercourses flow through the area. The most important of these is the Demer. The others are primarily its tributary, the Zwarte Beek, the Grote Leigracht, and the Leigracht. The Demer Valley has been plagued by floods for centuries. The most severe floods in recent history date back to 1998. There were also serious floods in Diest in 2008. To prevent severe water damage, retention basins and floodplains were installed. The Webbekoms Broek and its surroundings constitute a floodplain. In September 1998, a retention basin with a surface area of 144 hectares was put into operation in the Webbekoms Broek. The area can hold 3.5 million m³ of water. There is an inner basin and an outer basin. The inner basin is surrounded by dikes. The remainder forms the outer basin, which primarily functions as a nature reserve.

On this segment you will get to know the Zwarte Beek and the Broek van Diest.

What was once a pig farm with 3,000 animals is now a mosaic of wetlands, forests, and play areas. Want to know more? Click through to the source: https://www.natuurpunt.be/nieuws/nieuwe-natuurplek-op-de-schomme

From here on, child and parent are one again...

Many outdoor activities...

Kids rule in the Webbekoms Broek. At the Webbekoms Broek visitor center, a beaver (totem) welcomes you and invites you on a walk. During this adventurous hike, you can compete with the animals and encounter some unusual species. See the stork poles? Baby birds have been born here in recent years! The beaver has its den in the river, and the horses graze in the meadow. Finally, on the city walls, you'll find the Boerenkrijgplein (Farmers' War Square) with the Demer meeting place "de kanonnen" (The Cannons), where you can enjoy a picnic overlooking the Demer River. (De Merode Landscape Park)

This beautiful location lies near the Begijnenbeek stream (and the present-day Webbekoms Broek) and was founded in 1253 by Arnold IV, Lord of Diest. Its location just outside the then-city center is no coincidence: the lower-lying marshy lands were cheaper to settle in than the city itself. (de Merode Landscape Park)