18 Outdoors- Other to Explore in Overijssel
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Overijssel is a province of the Netherlands located in the eastern part of the country. Its capital city of Zwolle boasts a rich history, but the town of Enschede takes the crown for being the province’s largest city. Overijssel features a number of picturesque natural reserves, including De Weeribben.
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Arboretum Poort Bulten is an arboretum near the village of De Lutte in Twente . The arboretum has an area of 19 ha , of which approximately 10 ha is occupied by a forest strip and a pool landscape. The park also houses a large collection of boulders found on the route of the nearby A1 motorway. More than 1000 different types of trees and shrubs grow in the Poort Bulten arboretum.
Boerskotten is a nature reserve of approximately 133 hectares. Boerskotten was purchased in 1984 by the Natuurmonumenten association . During the construction of the A1, objections arose from nature and environmental organizations, because this highway was built right through the nature reserve. Both parts are connected by means of wildlife tunnels and an ecoduct . There are also connections with adjacent nature reserves such as De Snippert and the Duivelshof.
The Buurserzand is a nature reserve near Haaksbergen in Overijssel. The largest part of the Buurserzand consists of dry heathland on old drifting sand with scrub heather and gorse. It is managed by the Vereniging Natuurmonumenten and consists largely of forest and heath. There are a few orchid meadows on wet grasslands with, among other things, spotted orchid and bell gentian.
De Wieden is a lake and marsh area in the municipality of Steenwijkerland in the Kop of the Dutch province of Overijssel . It is an excavated low moor area . The Belterwijde and Beulakerwijde are two large peat lakes that are part of this nature reserve . Together with the Weerribben , the Weerribben-Wieden National Park forms an area of approximately 9,500 hectares. Together, the two areas form one of the most important wetlands in Europe.
Duursche Waarden is a 120 hectare nature reserve owned by Staatsbosbeheer in the municipality of Olst-Wijhe near the hamlet of Fortmond . The Duursche Waarden consists of channels, levees and pieces of forest in the floodplains of the IJssel . The area is named after the nearby hamlet of Duur . River clay was extracted for centuries for the brick production that took place there on a fairly large scale.
Singraven is a country estatebeautifully situated along the Dinkel close to the village of Denekamp. It offers a varied landscape with forests, lanes, fields, meadows, marshes, and the ever-present Dinkel. Tehre are also many special monumental buildings, including the stately House Singraven, behind the Coach House and the ancient water mill with three wheels.
The Haaksbergerveen is a sub-area in the Buurserzand & Haaksbergerveen . It is a high moor-like nature reserve of approximately 500 hectares in the border area of the Dutch province of Overijssel and Germany. It is located south of Enschede in the east of the municipality of Haaksbergen. The Haaksbergerveen largely consists of a partly excavated raised moor area.
The Hulsbeek is a Dutch recreation area , located west of Oldenzaal . Originally it was an estate situated around Erve Het Hulsbeek. The area, with a total area of 230 ha, consists on the one hand of the landscaped recreational lakes and meadows with a skateboard track and on the other hand of the original forest and heathland.
The Holterberg is a hilly area that is part of the Sallandse Heuvelrug National Park . The Holterberg owes its name to the Overijssel village of Holten , which lies south of this area. In the north, this area borders the Haarlerberg and Noetselerberg . This nature reserve includes many moors that are interspersed with forests. Black grouse are only found in the Netherlands on the Holterberg and the Hoge Veluwe .
Landgoed Egheria is a Dutch nature reserve near the Twente village of De Lutte in the Overijssel municipality of Losser . It is part of the Oldenzaal Estates Natura 2000 area . The total estate is approximately 245 ha, of which approximately 162 ha is managed by Natuurmonumenten . The rest of the estate is owned by several private owners.
Landgoed Lonnekermeer is an estate located between Enschede , Hengelo and Oldenzaal around two lakes . These lakes have been dug for sand holes for the construction of the Twente railway lines .The Lonnekermeer is part of a historic chain of 19th-century estates around Enschede and Oldenzaal.
The Lemelerberg nature reserve consists of a moraine located west of the Overijssel Lemelle and northeast of Lemelerveld. A good trekking destination and also there are so many things to see and do.
The Lonnekerberg is an elevation in the municipality of Enschede in the Dutch province of Overijssel . The hill, with a height of sixty meters above NAP , is located northeast of the Twente village of Lonneker and east of the former Twenthe airport. Its nature reserve covers 141 hectares and is owned by Landscape Overijssel . Production forest with different types of coniferous wood that was planted in the time of Bledenstein and afterwards is gradually being transformed into mixed forest .
The Lutterzand is a nature reserve and recreation area in the municipality of Losser in Overijssel. The mixed forest area of the estate shows a varied vegetation of old and young blowing pines next to fields with heather and juniper bushes on old sand drifts. The area has traditionally been attractive for day trips and is accessible to visitors by the Lutterzandweg.
Nijenhuis is an estate with manor located between the towns of Wijhe and Heino in the Overijssel region of Salland . Two construction houses flank the square in front of the castle. Buildings and surrounding park forest are used at Museum de Fundatie as an exhibition space for visual art.
The Paasberg in Terborg in the Dutch Achterhoek is a natural hill located between the Paasberglaan and 't Veld in the southeast of Terborg.The mountain is an old river dune complex, raised in the last ice age, when not the Oude IJssel , but a predecessor of the Rhine flowed through the area.Several buildings and facilities in Terborg are named after the Paasberg. On the southeastern edge of the nature reserve, against Silvolde, are the outdoor swimming pool.
The Rutbeek is a Dutch recreation area, located in East Overijssel in the municipality of Enschede. Around a large pond with an irregular shape and an area of 40 hectares is a recreation area with an area of 120 hectares. The water depth of the lake is on average three, and a maximum of five meters. The distance of a walk around the water is four to five kilometers. The Rutbeek consists of a swamp and five different beaches.
The Springendal is an erosion valley in the moraine of Ootmarsum (from the Saalian ). It is located north of Ootmarsum and east of Vasse and covers approximately 355 hectares . The area is known for its springs , streams , hills and burial mounds . On the border with Germany is an open area of heathland, the "Horse Slenkte".