Nature reserves in Southwest Friesland

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Bancopolder
Bancopolder
“De rietzanger laat zich geregeld horen en de kleine karekiet vindt hier broedgelegenheid.”<br /> De Bancopolder is een laagveengebied. De kade rondom...

Lemmer
Rode Klif (Red Cliff) at Lake IJsselmeer
Rode Klif (Red Cliff) at Lake IJsselmeer
At the edge of Lake IJsselmeer there is a red cliff that is 10 metres high. It was formed during the last ice age but one when the land was pushed up by glaciers that advanced from Scandinavia. The forces exerted by the ice created hills in the landscape.

Warns
Mokkebank
Mokkebank
De Mokkebank is het hele jaar in trek bij vogels. In de rietvelden kun je het baardmannetje en soms ook de roerdomp tegenkomen. Verder broeden er veel...

Mirns
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...

Langweer
Rijsterbos
Rijsterbos
The Rijsterbos woods are one of the most famous in Friesland.

Rijs
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.

Mirns
Potschar Nature Reserve and Groene Dijk Cycle Track and Footpath
Potschar Nature Reserve and Groene Dijk Cycle Track and Footpath
The Groene Dijk cycle track and footpath along the bank of Sneekermeer Lake and through the Potschar nature reserve leads past bird observation points, a roost used by bats and sand martins and a canoeing route.

Offingawier
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
Joadetsjerkhôf Teakesyl
Joadetsjerkhôf Teakesyl
Op verzoek van de vroegere Joodse gemeenschap van Lemmer beheren wij deze bijzondere plek. Het reguliere onderhoud gebeurt door de stichting joodse be...

Sondel
Blokslootpolder Nature Reserve
Blokslootpolder Nature Reserve
The Blokslootpolder nature reserve is near Sneekermeer Lake.

Broek
Buismanskoai and Dyksfearten Nature Reserves
Buismanskoai and Dyksfearten Nature Reserves
The old sea dike on the shore of Lake IJsselmeer runs through spectacular natural scenery. The Dyksfearten are a series of waterways that run parallel to the road. Today they serve mainly as ecological connecting zones.

Piaam
Het Zwin Nature Reserve
Het Zwin Nature Reserve
The Het Zwin (in Frisian It Swin) nature reserve in Gaasterland lies between Lake Fluessen and Lake Slotermeer. The reserve has its own polder lake. Here grassland and reed beds provide habitat for rare marshland species and water birds.

Harich
Skrok Meadow Bird Reserve
Skrok Meadow Bird Reserve
The Skrok meadow bird reserve between the villages of Wommels and Easterein is a protected area where many birds come to forage and roost. In the spring, the flower-filled grasslands are perfect for nesting.

Wommels
Blauhúster Poelen Nature Reserve
Blauhúster Poelen Nature Reserve
The Blauhúster Poelen (in Frisian Blauhúster Puollen) nature reserve encompasses three small reservoirs - It Fliet, Reidmar and Sipkemar - and the former natural drainage area of Tsjesskar.

Westhem
Slachtedijk Dike
Slachtedijk Dike
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.

Wommels
Polder Cornwerd Nature Reserve
Polder Cornwerd Nature Reserve
The Polder Cornwerd (in Frisian Koarnwert) nature reserve is an area of reclaimed land that provides excellent habitat for meadow birds. The nature here is unusual because the meadows are fertilised with farmyard manure that is rich in straw.

Cornwerd
Wilhelmina-oard
Wilhelmina-oard
De grote eiken en beuken geven het bos karakter en stilletjes heeft de das het bos tot zijn thuis verklaard. Al zal je dit bijzondere nachtdier niet s...

Sint Nicolaasga
Gaasterland Forests
Gaasterland Forests
Gaasterland is a patchwork landscape of low hills (gaasten), cliffs and magnificent forests. Including the Rijsterbos forest, which grows down to the edge of Lake IJsselmeer. This is a wonderful area for walking, cycling, horse riding and mountain biking.

Oudemirdum
Filenspolder Nature Reserve
Filenspolder Nature Reserve
The Filenspolder nature reserve is just south of the village of Witmarsum. This is an area that attracts large numbers of meadow birds. And bird counts indicate that the populations are increasing.

Witmarsum
Bocht fan Molkwar
Bocht fan Molkwar
Vanaf de vogelkijkhut zie je de invloed van de wind. Westenwind zorgt voor een hoge waterstand waardoor de zandplaten onderlopen, de eilanden kleiner...

Hindeloopen
Huitebuersterbûtenpolder
Huitebuersterbûtenpolder
Vogels gebruiken de polder als rustgebied, om te broeden en om er voedsel te zoeken. In het meertje van deze polder zijn de rietkragen ’s winters een...

Nijemirdum
Blaugerzen Grassland Area
Blaugerzen Grassland Area
Blaugerzen is a grassland area north of the town of Joure. These grasslands are part of the Lage Midden or ‘low midlands’ area of Friesland. The fen meadow reserve near the village of Akmarijp is the largest in the Netherlands.

Akmarijp
De Oerpolder
De Oerpolder
Het Heidenschap, een moerassig gebied nabij Workum. 's Winters stond het gebied veelal onder water, 's zomers was het grasland. Friese schrijver Hylke Speerstra schreef er een boek over: hoe de boeren hier vroeger leefden en de harde werkelijkheid.

It Heidenskip
De Wolvetinte
De Wolvetinte
De Wolvetinte is a beautiful nature reserve near Aent Lieuwespolder that provides ideal habitat for waders and several types of ducks. The quality of the habitat is preserved by the local bird protection agency Fûgelûntwyk It Heidenskip and its partners.

It Heidenskip