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De Luysen - Sint-Maartensheide, Bree

Limburg  >  Belgium

Nature reserve ‘Mariahof - De Luysen’ is a 40 ha pond area, ‘St-Maartensheide’ is an open landscape with scattered trees and bushes.

Added* by Greet Sienap
Most recent update 26 February 2020

Description

The pond area is a paradise for birds. There are three birdwatching hides. The Abeek is a beautiful stream valley. It is an area with forests, swamps and meadows. A lot of special animals and plants are present here. In ‘St-Maartensheide’, you can spot rare birds.

Details

Access

Parking lot at the end of the Mariahofstraat in Bree at the visitors centre.

Terrain and Habitat

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

Conditions

Flat , Swampy

Circular trail

Yes

Is a telescope useful?

Can be useful

Good birding season

All year round

Best time to visit

Winter , Summer , Spring

Route

Paved road , Unpaved road

Difficulty walking trail

Easy

Accessible by

Foot

Birdwatching hide / platform

Yes

Extra info

Trails are pointed out with different indications for each distance depending between 6,9 km and 10,2 km. The route you see on the map is 7,2 km. There are connections with other nature reserves in the area: Smeetshof and Stamproyerbroek.

Links

View other birding spots in the area that are published on Birdingplaces

Map

Top 5 birds

Spoonbill
1. Spoonbill
(Platalea leucorodia)
Red-backed Shrike
2. Red-backed Shrike
(Lanius collurio)
Great Bittern
3. Great Bittern
(Botaurus stellaris)
Golden Oriole
4. Golden Oriole
(Oriolus oriolus)
Common Kingfisher
5. Common Kingfisher
(Alcedo atthis)

Other birds you can see here

Greylag Goose
Greylag Goose
(Anser anser)
Mute Swan
Mute Swan
(Cygnus olor)
Gadwall
Gadwall
(Mareca strepera)
Common Teal
Common Teal
(Anas crecca)
Common Pochard
Common Pochard
(Aythya ferina)
Little Grebe
Little Grebe
(Tachybaptus ruficollis)
Great Crested Grebe
Great Crested Grebe
(Podiceps cristatus)
Cuckoo
Cuckoo
(Cuculus canorus)
Water Rail
Water Rail
(Rallus aquaticus)
Northern Lapwing
Northern Lapwing
(Vanellus vanellus)
Eurasian Curlew
Eurasian Curlew
(Numenius arquata)
Snipe
Snipe
(Gallinago gallinago)
Common Sandpiper
Common Sandpiper
(Actitis hypoleucos)
Green Sandpiper
Green Sandpiper
(Tringa ochropus)
Common Greenshank
Common Greenshank
(Tringa nebularia)
Great Cormorant
Great Cormorant
(Phalacrocorax carbo)
Grey Heron
Grey Heron
(Ardea cinerea)
Great Egret
Great Egret
(Ardea alba)
Marsh Harrier
Marsh Harrier
(Circus aeruginosus)
Common Buzzard
Common Buzzard
(Buteo buteo)
Middle Spotted Woodpecker
Middle Spotted Woodpecker
(Dendrocoptes medius)
Eurasian Kestrel
Eurasian Kestrel
(Falco tinnunculus)
Eurasian Hobby
Eurasian Hobby
(Falco subbuteo)
Reed Warbler
Reed Warbler
(Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
Long-tailed Tit
Long-tailed Tit
(Aegithalos caudatus)
Bluethroat
Bluethroat
(Luscinia svecica)
European Stonechat
European Stonechat
(Saxicola rubicola)
White Wagtail
White Wagtail
(Motacilla alba)
Bullfinch
Bullfinch
(Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
Reed Bunting
Reed Bunting
(Emberiza schoeniclus)

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