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Noordpolder van Ossendrecht

Brabant  >  Netherlands

Beautiful small-scale old polder of 128 hectares northwest of Ossendrecht. Especially in the spring it is wonderful to watch birds here.

Added* by Matthew
Most recent update 24 noiembrie 2024

Description

The Noordpolder is located at the foot of the Brabantse Wal. A surprisingly rich bird area. A landscape with shallow ponds, reed beds, ditches, shrubbery, small-scale fields and pollard willows. This old polder area is unique because of the transitions between high and low, dry and wet, sand and clay. From the high embankment, water is pushed underground to the low polder, where it comes to the surface as seepage water. As a result, the Noordpolder was always very swampy. Due to various measures that have been taken, the iron-rich water flows away less quickly. The approximately 6,000-year-old water thus creates flower-rich grasslands and reed beds. The reed beds and bushes are bursting with songbirds in spring. Breeding in the pollard willows are Cucuvea and the moist meadows and shallow pools serve as a stopping place for geese, meadow birds and waders. Among the birds you can see are Erete vânăt, Erete de stuf, Lopătar, Cârstel de baltă, Becațină comună, Fluierar cu picioare verzi, Fluierar cu picioare roșii, Fluierar negru, Lăcar mic, Lăcar de stuf, Lăcar de mlaștină, Presură de stuf, Gușă vânătă, Frunzăriță galbenă, Cuc, Rață lingurar, Rață cârâitoare and Codobatură galbenă.

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Nederlands: Aan de voet van de Brabantse Wal ligt de Noordpolder. Een mooie kleinschalige polder van 128 hectare ten noordwesten van Ossendrecht. Vooral in het voorjaar is het hier heerlijk vogels kijken in dit verrassend rijke vogelgebied. Een landschap met plassen, rietkragen, sloten, struweel, kleinschalige akkers en knotwilgen. Dit oude poldergebied is uniek door de overgangen tussen hoog en laag, droog en nat, zand en klei. Vanuit de hoge wal wordt water ondergronds opgestuwd naar de lage polder, waar het als kwelwater aan de oppervlakte komt. De Noordpolder was hierdoor altijd erg drassig. Door verschillende maatregelen die zijn genomen stroomt het ijzerrijke water minder snel weg. Het circa zesduizend jaar oude water zorgt zo voor het ontstaan van bloemrijke graslanden en rietkragen. De rietkragen en het struweel zitten in het voorjaar barstensvol met zangvogels. In de knotwilgen broeden Cucuvea en de vochtige weilanden en ondiepe plassen dienen als pleisterplaats voor ganzen, weidevogels en steltlopers. Onder de vogels die je er nog meer kunt zien zijn Erete vânăt, Erete de stuf, Lopătar, Cârstel de baltă, Becațină comună, Fluierar cu picioare verzi, Fluierar cu picioare roșii, Fluierar negru, Lăcar mic, Lăcar de stuf, Lăcar de mlaștină, Presură de stuf, Gușă vânătă, Frunzăriță galbenă, Cuc, Rață lingurar, Rață cârâitoare en Codobatură galbenă.

Details

Access

The area can be explored well with a 5 km circular walk (see the map).

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Nederlands: Het gebied is met een rondwandeling van 5 km mooi te verkennen (zie de kaart).

Terrain and Habitat

Grassland , Wetland

Conditions

Open landscape

Circular trail

Yes

Is a telescope useful?

Can be useful

Good birding season

All year round

Best time to visit

Spring

Route

Paved road

Difficulty walking trail

Easy

Accessible by

Foot , Bicycle , Car

Birdwatching hide / platform

No

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