Description
The Vijlenerbos is a forest area that extends over a length of about 8 km between Epen and the Drielandenpunt near Vaals. The forest borders Belgium for about 5 km and Germany for about 1 km. The forests consist of a quarter of coniferous forest and the rest of deciduous forest. среден клукајдрвец lives in the areas with older oak trees. црвеноглаво кралче is bound to medium to old coniferous forests. Крстоклун and елова зелентарка breed regularly in these forests, as is дебелоклун црешар. In the open oak-birch forests, шумски свиркач is a regular guest. мал клукајдрвец, мала црноглава сипка, Обичен (Шумски) лазач and голем клукајдрвец live in the old, varied parts of the deciduous forest. An inconspicuous species is the шумска шљука. Among the birds of prey, осојад, јастреб кокошкар and јастреб врапчар can be found in the Vijlenerbos. Occasionally сокол ластовичар breeds in the area. Шумски (Обичен) був is a common species in the forest. кукавица and саријазма also occur in low numbers. On the edges sometimes обично страче can be seen.
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Access
Well-known starting points for a walk through the Vijlenerbos are the parking lot at the forest cafe Het Hijgende Hert (see the P on the map) and the parking lot Zevenwegen. Or the Groeneweg Vijlen. There are many trails you can walk. The route shown on the map is 10,5 km. It's divided in two loops of 5 km. But there are countless other possibilities for hiking.


