Beskrivning
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. mellanspett lives in the areas with older oak trees. brandkronad kungsfågel is bound to medium to old coniferous forests. Mindre korsnäbb and grönsiska breed regularly in these forests, as is stenknäck. In the open oak-birch forests, grönsångare is a regular guest. mindre hackspett, entita, Nötväcka and större hackspett live in the old, varied parts of the deciduous forest. An inconspicuous species is the morkulla. Among the birds of prey, Bivråk, duvhök and sparvhök can be found in the Vijlenerbos. Occasionally lärkfalk breeds in the area. kattuggla is a common species in the forest. gök and sommargylling also occur in low numbers. On the edges sometimes törnskata can be seen.
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Tillgänglighet
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.


