National parks of the Netherlands National parks of the Netherlands The Biesbosch (modern spelling) or Biesbos (older spelling), meaning 'Reed Woods' is one of the largest national parks of the Netherlands. It is one of the last freshwater tide areas in Europe. The Biesbosch consists of a large network of rivers and smaller and larger creeks with islands. The flora is mostly willow forests, with some grasslands and fields of reed. ...more on Wikipedia about "Biesbosch"
The Nationaal Park de Hoge Veluwe (National Park De Hoge Veluwe) is a national park of about 55 square kilo metres consisting of heathland, driftsand landscape and woodland in the municipality of Ede in the province of Gelderland, in the Netherlands. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hoge Veluwe National Park"
National parks in the Netherlands were defined in the 1960s as areas of at least 10 km², consisting of natural terrains, water and/or forests, with a special landscape and flora and fauna. There are good possibilities for recreative use. In the national parks, nature care and nature development is intensified, nature and environmental education, nature oriented recreation and research are stimulated." The first national park, in Schiermonnikoog, was however not established until 1989. ...more on Wikipedia about "List of national parks of the Netherlands"
De Groote Peel is a National Park in the Peel, a region in the Southeast of the Netherlands on the border between the provinces of Limburg and Noord Brabant. It has a size of 13,4 km² and preserves a peat-bog that has remained partly untouched by peat cutting, which used to be extensive in the area. ...more on Wikipedia about "National Park De Groote Peel"
(Oostvaardersplassen) The Oostvaarderplassen is a nature reserve in the Netherlands. Despite its age, the polder it exists in only became dry in 1968, it has an international importance as a European wetland. ...more on Wikipedia about "Oostvaardersplassen"
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