[CLSTR]
< Back to situations

Monitor this situation.

[SITUATION] · [ACTIVE] · [CULTURE]

3 clusters · 8 sources · 24 days · First seen · Last updated

Nature and conservation activities in the Low Countries

Overview

Various nature-focused events and conservation activities are being conducted across the Netherlands and Belgium.

In the Netherlands, scheduled activities include a silence walk in the De Groote Peel peatland area organized by Staatsbosbeheer, as well as maintenance work in the Sophiapolder region. In Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, forest ranger Wouter Boer has been repairing wooden walkways and monitoring wildlife, including kingfishers and insects, while noting the need for visitors to manage litter. Other biological observations in the Netherlands include the life cycles of forest dung beetles in the Veluwe and the phenomenon of guttation in certain fungi.

New initiatives in the Netherlands include a ‘Wilde Buitendag’ (Wild Outdoor Day) organized by Natuurmonumenten in the Vreugderijkerwaard near Zwolle on October 10. This event is intended for children aged 3 to 12 to learn about nature through activities such as animal tracking, fire making, and building beaver dams.

Furthermore, ARK Rewilding Nederland will host a ‘de-fencing’ event at KempenBroek on November 1. Volunteers will remove old fences, mesh, and barbed wire to create more space for wild nature and improve habitat connectivity. The objective is to reduce landscape fragmentation and facilitate free movement for animals across the cross-border nature area.

In Belgium, the municipality of Koekelare is participating in Forest Week. Activities include guided walks in the Koekelare Forest and the Arboretum, featuring topics such as tree species resilience to climate change and evening tours of the forest.

Entities

Wouter Boer · Koekelarebos · De Groote Peel · Arboretum Koekelare · KempenBroek

Timeline

  1. [CULTURE] 2 sources
    Nature conservation initiatives organized in the Netherlands

    Nature conservation efforts in the Netherlands include a children's outdoor adventure day in Vreugderijkerwaard and a volunteer de-fencing event at KempenBroek to promote rewilding.

  2. [CULTURE] 2 sources
    Nature and conservation activities in the Netherlands

    Reports from the Netherlands highlight the daily duties of forest rangers in the Sophiapolder and natural phenomena like the life cycles of dung beetles and guttation in fungi.

  3. [CULTURE] 5 sources
    Nature walks and biodiversity events scheduled in the Netherlands and Belgium

    Nature organizations in the Netherlands and Belgium are hosting guided walks and biodiversity events in De Groote Peel and Koekelare throughout late September and early October 2026.

Sources

deltalimburg.nl · koekelare.be · naturetoday.com · nederweert24.nl · rtvpapendrecht.nl · toeractief.nl · weertdegekste.nl · zwolle.nieuws.nl

This summary has been updated 1 time: see revision history