Nature reserves in Southwest Friesland

Ychtenerfeanpolder

Eén van deze percelen, de Lange Halen, is vroeger gebruikt als eendenkooi. Tegenwoordig ligt hier een rietveld met een moerasbos vanaf de Kooisloot.<b...

Skriezekrite Idzegea

Skriezekrite Idzega is a peat meadow area covering approximately 1,800 hectares, where farmers take into account meadow birds such as godwits, lapwings, and oystercatchers.

Sondeler Leien Nature Reserve

The Sondeler Leien nature reserve is in Gaasterland. The small inland lake here probably formed when the waters of the former Zuiderzee broke through the dikes.

Makkumernoordwaard Nature Reserve

Along the shore of Lake IJsselmeer there are three nature reserves on the sandflats outside the dykes. When Lake IJsselmeer was still the Zuiderzee, these coastal sandflats were flooded by the tides.

Kooiwaard Nature Reserve

Along the shore of Lake IJsselmeer there are three nature reserves on the sandflats outside the dykes. When Lake IJsselmeer was still the Zuiderzee, these coastal sandflats were often flooded by the tide.

Park Jongemastate

“Ik voel mij soms net een schatzoeker, zegt vrijwilligster Alice Jongbloed. Elk voorjaar word ik weer verrast door de mooie stinzenplanten. Is het nie...

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.

Aeltsjemeerpolder

The Aeltsjemeerpolder is an area of peatland near the town of Workum that was reclaimed from a lake in 1877.

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...

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.

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.

Rijsterbos

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

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.

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...

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.

Workumermeerpolder

The Workumermeerpolder is a reclaimed land. The Workumer lake was drained in 1877 and is now a low-lying area of -3 meters NAP.

Vegelinbossen Forests

The Vegelinbossen forests were planted on the sand ridge on which the village of St Nicolaasga sits. Mayor Johan Vegilin van Claerbergen arranged for the forests to be planted in 1722. Today this is a beautiful place to go walking, cycling, horse riding.

Jolderenbos

The Jolderenbos is one of the oldest forests of Gaasterland. The first trees were planted here more than 300 years ago!

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.

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...

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.

Mûntsebuorsterpolder

<br /> In het voorjaar is het topdrukte in de Mûntsebuorsterpolder. De grote aantallen kleine rietganzen maken dan plaats voor de weidevogels. Onze na...

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Grote Brekken Nature Reserve

The Grote Brekken (in Frisian Grutte Brekken) nature reserve is also known as Lemster Brekken. The reserve is on reclaimed land near the town of Lemmer. Certain parts of the reserve can be accessed by a special path.