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Abdij van ’t Park

Vlaams-Brabant  >  Belgium

Historical architecture combined with the natural landscape: open ponds and reedy bodies of water, forests and grassland in the neighbourhood.

Added* by Greet Sienap
Most recent update 1 septembar 2023

Description

The 12 hectares of the area consist of four former fish ponds in the Molenbeek valley. The ponds have been managed in a nature-friendly way for ten years. They are a good place to make the first spring observations of Mali gnjurac , Ćubasti gnjurac , Vodomar , Trstenjak crvrkutić , Veliki vranac . During the winter half-year, in addition to modest numbers of Ćubasta patka, Riđoglava patka, Krdža are present. Other species are seen to a lesser extent Čegrtuša, Plovka kašikara, Grogotovac , Čapljica.

In recent years many rareties were seen during migration, like Crnovrati gnjurac, Riđovrati gnjurac, Vodeni bik, Senica vuga, Crni turpan ,Žuta čaplja.

Details

Access

By car: Park Abbey, Abdij van Park 7, 3001 Leuven. And then walking. The circular route (see the map) is about 2.5 km.

Terrain and Habitat

Forest , Wetland , Lake , Reedbeds , Grassland , Scattered trees and bushes , River , Agriculture

Conditions

Flat

Circular trail

Yes

Is a telescope useful?

Can be useful

Good birding season

Winter , Spring

Best time to visit

Winter

Route

Unpaved road

Difficulty walking trail

Easy

Accessible by

Foot , Bicycle

Birdwatching hide / platform

No

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