About the Grenspark

Grenspark Kalmthoutse Heide lies astride the Belgian-Dutch border, covering about 60 km² but feeling borderless, endless. Perhaps because of the great diversity of the landscape, consisting of heathland, fens, forests and land dunes.

The Grenspark is home to breeding birds such as the woodlark, nightjar and black woodpecker, as well as very rare plant species. The enormous diversity in this area of nature is of considerable ecological and cultural-historical value. Unsurprisingly, Grenspark Kalmthoutse Heide is part of the Natura 2000 network, which provides sustainable protection for the most important natural areas throughout Europe.

Important: natural silence, away from the city

The Grenspark provides irreplaceable breathing space for many people. Visitors - from near or far - literally and figuratively catch their breath here, on foot, by bike or on horseback. Here, rare plants and animals live in peace. Here, so much life finds the peace and fertile ground to survive. And that is so important. Especially in our urbanised countries, 'going into nature' is of great value physically and mentally. Besides the natural beauty, silence is also definitely worth cherishing. Walk to the core of the nature reserve, where you can be completely detached from traffic and urban noise. Measurements even show that Grenspark Kalmthoutse Heide is a 3-star quiet area! This puts it among one of the quietest places in Flanders and the Netherlands.