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Krimbos

Island of Texel  >  Netherlands

This relatively young forest has an older and a newer part, the latter being planted between 1983 and 1985. There several water bodies in the forest.

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Most recent update 2 november 2020
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Description

The Krimbos forest has good cycle paths and beautiful foot paths to explore. Despite its young age, there are many interesting flowers, butterflies and mushrooms to be found. Birds like Isfugl , Spurvehauk and Musvåk are regular visitors or, the latter two, even breeding residents. In autumn, the forest is often visited by rare migrants like Gulbrynsanger or even Fuglekongesanger. The small lake in the centre of the forest is often visited by Skjeand , Snadderand , Dvergdykker or sometimes Enkeltbekkasin or even Kvartbekkasin (autumn migration).

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Nederlands: Dit relatief jonge bos heeft een ouder en een nieuwer deel, dat tussen 1983 en 1985 is aangeplant. Er zijn verschillende wateren in het bos. Het Krimbos heeft goede fietspaden en mooie wandelpaden om te verkennen. Ondanks zijn jonge leeftijd zijn er veel interessante bloemen, vlinders en paddenstoelen te vinden. Vogels als Isfugl, Spurvehauk en Musvåk zijn regelmatige bezoekers of, de laatste twee, zelfs broedende bewoners. In de herfst wordt het bos vaak bezocht door zeldzame migranten zoals Gulbrynsanger of zelfs . Het meertje in het midden van het bos wordt vaak bezocht door Skjeand, Snadderand, Dvergdykker of soms Enkeltbekkasin of zelfs Kvartbekkasin (najaarstrek).

Details

Access

You can visit the forest on foot or by bike from the neighbouring village De Cocksdorp, where parking possibilities are amply available (you do need the island-wide parking permit (see https://texelevignet.nl/). In the forest itself there are few possibilities and most of them are for only a few cars or owned by the neighbouring holiday resorts.

Terrain and Habitat

Forest , Grassland , Lake

Conditions

Flat , Dry

Circular trail

Yes

Is a telescope useful?

Can be useful

Good birding season

All year round

Best time to visit

Autumn , Autumn migration

Route

Paved road , Unpaved road , Narrow trail , Wide path

Difficulty walking trail

Easy

Accessible by

Foot , Bicycle , Wheelchair

Birdwatching hide / platform

No

Extra info

In spring, birds like Duetrost may sing here. In winter there have been records of Dompap , although nog every year. The south-eastern part of the forest is often visited by groups of songbirds in winter. Stjertmeis , Blåmeis , Kjøttmeisand Fuglekongecan form flocks together with Gransanger and Gulbrynsanger . This half-open area is also the place where in 2018 the first American warbler for Texel was found: the Rødøyevireo.

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Nederlands: In het voorjaar zingen vogels als Duetrost hier. In de winter zijn er waarnemingen van Dompap, hoewel niet elk jaar. Het zuidoostelijke deel van het bos wordt in de winter vaak bezocht door groepen zangvogels. Stjertmeis, Blåmeis, Kjøttmeis en Fuglekonge kunnen samen met Gransanger en Gulbrynsanger koppels vormen. Dit halfopen gebied is ook de plek waar in 2018 de eerste Amerikaanse zangvogel voor Texel werd gevonden: de Rødøyevireo.

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Local guide

Discover the birds of Texel with Klaas de Jong

Island of Texel  >  Netherlands

Texel is one of the best bird watching destinations in the Netherlands. Bird watchers from all over Europe come to this Wadden Sea island to watch birds. Rare birds and vagrants are often seen on Texel and interesting birds can be observed all year round.  Klaas de Jong - one of the most reputed bird guides in the Netherlands - lives on Texel and knows the island as no other. Klaas offers full day or half day birding tours. Klaas shows you countless bird species and always searches for the most recent rarities on the island.

Handy pick-up-service

One of the great services Klaas provides, is the pick-up-service. His minibus can pick you up at your hotel or at the ferry port. A very convenient service if you only have a day to explore the island. Directly from the ferry you you can start off and from there Klaas takes you to the best birding areas of the island.

For more information about Klaas' bird tours, times and prices visit his website.

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