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Description
The city park "Steinse Groen" is a fairly new park on the eastern side of Gouda. The park mainly consists of high bushes and forested areas with small marshlands, ponds and ditches. In spring, the area is home to a variety of common songbirds, like Zviždak, Crnokapa Grmuša and Grmuša Pjenica, but also breeding birds like Grmuša čevrljinka and Žuti Voljić are present. The small ponds and ditches are used by common species of waterfowl, like Patka Kreketaljka, Krunata Patka and Liska, but species like Vodomar, Glavata Patka and Kržulja are also present. In summer, Crvenokljuna Čigra forages above these ditches and sometimes small groups of Crna Čigra fly overhead. Small reedbeds are present in the northwestern en southeastern part of the park. Here, small numbers of Trstenjak Rogožar and Trstenjak cvrkutić breed, but also Svilorepa can be found. The shallow parts of the area are home to grass snake and some parts also contain orchids. In winter, the area is mainly used by flocks of Čižak and Zeba.
Large extensive pastures are located on the northern side of the park. In summer, small numbers of Crnorepa Muljača and Poljska Ševa breed here. In winter, large flocks of Lisasta Guska, Sjevernomorska guska and Crvenokljuni Labud forage on these pastures. The ditches between these pastures are used by large numbers of Zviždara and many other species of waterfowl. Also, large groups of Velika Bijela Čaplja can be found here.
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Access
The area is easy accessable on foot and by bike. You can park the car at several places near the park (see P on the map). Just follow the paved roads into the park and you can make a circular walk of about 2.5 km. There is a small "trekpontje" located in the northern part of the area, which means a small DIY ferry to cross a ditch. There's also an information sign in the eastern part of the park, explaining the nature on the extensive pastures to the east.