De Alde Feanen National Park

Peat lakes, reed marshes and meadows in Friesland, the Netherlands

De Alde Feanen combines morasses, lakes, forests, peat and meadows in about 25 km2 of Friesland. Tall wooden poles let white storks nest, and some paddocks let visitors pet Shetland ponies.

3De IkkersAn 18th-century spinnenkopmolen, one of several monumental wind mills.

Things to do

  • HeritageVisit De Reidplûm, the visitors centre in the village of Earnewâld
  • Try thisLook for white storks near the breeding station It Eibertshiem
  • HeritagePet the Shetland ponies in the paddocks that are open to visitors
  • HeritageFind the 18th-century spinnenkopmolen 'De Ikkers' among the area's wind mills
De Ikkers
De Ikkers
Netherlands · Friesland Est. 2006 Size 25 km² Protected area category: IUCN II

Also worth seeing

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    It Eibertshiem

    The stork breeding station, close to the visitors centre in Earnewâld.
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    De Reidplûm

    The park's visitors centre in the village of Earnewâld.

Where it is

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