Nature reserve Sleeuwijkerwaard
A rugged vegetated floodplain of 48 ha, with marshland, reed thicket and riparian forest.
The river beaches are strewn with shells of the basket mussel. The riparian forest is home to the beaver. Nettles are well represented; not ideal for a hiker in shorts, but ideal for the nightingale, which builds its nest in them.
Where: north of Sleeuwijk on the Upper Merwede.
Parking: Sleeuwijk marina
Flora: Spindle-totter
Fauna: beaver, nightingale, green woodpecker
Do: walking
Walking route: signposted walking route of Brabants landschap (3 km)