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Werk aan het Spoel

Gelderland  >  Netherlands

Werk aan het Spoel is a historical location and part of the Dutch Water Line. The area is surrounded by water, reedbeds and trees and a good spot for migrants!

Aggiunto* da Bas Engels
Ultimo aggiornamento 24 ottobre 2020

Descrizione

Werk aan het Spoel is a historical location near the Lek river and is part if the Dutch Water Line. It consists of a sluice that is surrounded by multiple bunkers and was once used to protect the land against invations by inundating the polders. Nowadays, the area is surrounded with natural areas.

The bunkers are surrounded by a fairly broad canal, which is directly connected to the Lek river. Adjacent to the canal, large trees make up the landscape and, on the southern side of the area, small reedbeds are present. Furthermore, Werk aan het Spoel is located near the Lek river and its floodplains that consists of an open landscape with scattered trees, bushes and multiple ponds.

The canal is a great spot for multiple Martin pescatore and they can be seen and heard best from the bridge on the northern side of the area. Also, the banks are great for Piro piro piccolo and Piro piro culbianco. The canal itself is also one of the best spots to observe beavers. They tend to swim around, leaving the canal to the river by swimming underneath the bridge.

The trees are home to multiple species of common songbird during the breeding season, like Capinera and Luì grosso. During Autumn migration the trees are great for migrants, like Pigliamosche, Codirosso and Fiorrancino. Rarer species are Rigogolo, Balia nera and, with a bit of luck, Luì forestiero.

The reedbeds on the southern side of the area are a good spot for common reedbirds, like Cannaiola and Migliarino di palude. Furthermore, the scattered bushes surrounding the canal are great for scarcer species, like Forapaglie macchiettato, Salciaiola and multiple breeding Usignolo di fiume.

The Lek river is a good spot for many species of waterbird. Waterbirds tend to exchange between the Steenwaard on the northern side of the river to the ponds in the Goilberdingerwaard on the southern side of the river. Also, one of the small dykes in the river is used as a bird migration area to count migrating birds during both Spring and Autuhm migration.

On the western side of the area, a small orchard is present. This is a good spot for Civetta.

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Accesso

The area is easy accessible by the hiking trail surround the Werk aan het Spoel area. Also, from here you can hike in multiple directions following hiking trails to the west, south and east. There is a parking lot at the center of the area and a small restaurant.

Terreno e habitat

Alberi e cespugli sparsi , Zona umida , Fiume , Canneti , Città/paese , Terreni coltivati

Caratteristiche dell’area

Terreno piano , Paesaggio aperto , Paludoso , Acqua alta possibile

Percorso ad anello

Si

È utile un cannocchiale?

Può essere utile

Buona stagione per il BW

Tutto l'anno

Miglior periodo per visitare

Migrazione autunnale

Percorso

Strada sterrata , Strada asfaltata , Sentiero stretto

Grado di difficoltà del percorso a piedi

Facile

Modalità di accesso

A piedi

Capanno/torretta di osservazione

No

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