There are several entrances to Aronst Hoek, but despite the fact that it is completely bleached, this discolored information board at the entrance via the Gete, the Motte and the water mill tells everything about the area.
As written: "Alongside the confluence of the Gete and the Melsterbeek lies the flood valley of Aronst Hoek. Broad thorn hedges and wooded edges surround the semi-natural, flowery grasslands, interspersed with swampy bushes, metre-high reed beds and valley forests with a jungle character. A shallow clay layer makes the soil impenetrable for water. This creates the typical wet bowl soils in the winter. In the lowest part of the area, a large shallow pond was created by stopping the drainage and raising the dikes. In addition to the floristic importance, in which the pool window is the crowning glory in the Aronst Hoek also offers a home to rare birds, with a rich flora including pipe beetle, wild roses and strawberry clover: curlew, mockingbird and stonechat breed here annually, while in winter great egrets hibernate among the hundreds of ducks such as common teal, gadwall and tufted duck ."