This nature reserve owes its name to the steam dredger "De IJzeren Man" that excavated the area from 1910 to 1913. Most of the puddles and bogs are also created …
De IJzeren Man is a nature and recreation area of about 100 hectares. The name of the area comes from the steam excavator “De IJzeren Man”, with which it was excavated from 1910 to 1913.