The Geelders are located east of Boxtel and north of Liempde. The area consists of hedgerows, deciduous forest with lanes, poplar groves, heather, grassland and fields. The Beekse Waterloop flows in the northeast of the Geelders and flows into the Dommel. Between 1314 and 1802, the Geelders belonged to a large area that was used undivided by the farmers of Boxtel, Sint-Oedenrode, Schijndel and Sint-Michielsgestel: the Soil of Elde or the Vier Gemalen. The name Geelders may have been derived from "money", which means low and wet area. As early as the seventeenth century, the area was used by the Carthusians as a production forest for oak coppice. Today, the De Geelders loam forest is one of the most important wet forest areas in the Netherlands. The languishing trees have created many hollows that provide a shelter or nesting place for tawny owls or stone martens. In the spring, the forest floors covered with millions of forest anemones are a feast for the eyes. De Geelders is home to important populations of the woodcock and honey buzzard. De Geelders is located east of Boxtel. There are two hiking trails in the area. Discover De Geelders from De Groene Poort, the visitor center of Het Groene Woud in Boxtel, or from Winery & Herbs, the visitor center in Schijndel