Slachtedijk Dike
Wommels
The Slachtedijk is a former sea wall that winds its way from the village of Oosterbierum on the Wadden Sea coast to the village of Raerd. This ancient dike is 42 kilometres long. For centuries, it protected a large area of northwest Friesland.
The Slachtedijk is a former sea wall that winds its way from the village of Oosterbierum on the Wadden Sea coast to the village of Raerd.
This ancient dike is 42 kilometres long. For centuries, it protected a large area of northwest Friesland from the seawater of the Middelzee estuary. On the inland side of the dike there were artificial dwelling mounds that provided protection against the high water levels. The Slachtedijk served as an official secondary or ‘sleeper’ dike until 1955. Today it is a prominent cultural heritage feature in the landscape and a beautiful route to discover on foot or by bike. The nutrient-poor verges encourage the growth of plants such as cow parsley, hawthorn, clover, dock and even meadow salsify, all of which attract insects and birds.
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Mirnserklif
Mirnserklif
If you set off from the Rijsterbos forest and walk in the direction of Lake IJsselmeer you will come to the cliff at Mirns. It is a place that attracts kite surfers, kite flyers and beach lovers. The cliff was formed during the last ice age but one.
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Steile Bank
Steile Bank
De rust op de zandplaat en het ondiepe water eromheen zorgt ervoor dat dit een paradijs is voor vogels. Het hele jaar is de Steile Bank in trek bij gr...
Oudemirdum -
Oosterschar Nature Reserve
Oosterschar Nature Reserve
The Oosterschar (in Frisian Easterskar) nature reserve southwest of the town of Joure is a low peat-bog reserve. The landscape features here include old peat pits that were created by peat mining.
Rotstergaast -
Workumerwaard
Workumerwaard
Along the IJsselmeer coast, near Workum, nature reserve the Workumerwaard is situated.
Workum -
Wadden Sea near Zurich - UNESCO World Heritage Site
Wadden Sea near Zurich - UNESCO World Heritage Site
The stretch of Wadden Sea that faces the little village of Zurich nestled at the foot of the dike is the largest UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Netherlands. Twice a day the tide laps against the dike and twice a day it goes a long way out.
Zurich -
Súdermarpolder
Súdermarpolder
<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ‘Aan de ene kant van de zeedijk hoor je zomers het IJsselmeerwater klotsen, terwijl aan de andere kant de weidevoge...
Stavoren -
Aeltsjemeerpolder
Aeltsjemeerpolder
The Aeltsjemeerpolder is an area of peatland near the town of Workum that was reclaimed from a lake in 1877.
Ferwoude -
Flietsterbosk Forest
Flietsterbosk Forest
Flietsterbosk is a small but varied recreational forest full of hawthorn, willow, beech, poplar and alder trees. This delightful woodland near the village of Witmarsum attracts a wide variety of birdlife, small mammals, butterflies and insects.
Witmarsum -
Oudemirdumer Klif (cliff at Oudemirdum)
Oudemirdumer Klif (cliff at Oudemirdum)
The cliff at Oudemirdum is 6 metres high. It was formed during the last ice age but one when the land was pushed up by enormous glaciers that advanced from Scandinavia and deposited large boulders in Gaasterland.
Oudemirdum -
Teroelster Sipen
Teroelster Sipen
Met ruim 18 hectare moeras- en rietland is het een waardevol broedgebied voor vogels die van moeras en riet houden.<br /> “Onvermoeibaar zingen de rie...
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