Spanish Traces Tour in the Lage Vluchtpolder

From here you walk along the Lage Vuchtpolder, a wet, flowery meadow. You will see moisture-loving plants and meadow birds such as the black-tailed godwit and the redshank. During the Eighty Years' War, the polder was part of the Breda defence lines. It could be flooded to make life difficult for the enemy. The Redoubts at Zwarte Dijk and Lage Vuchtpolder Fort are part of this history. The redoubts along the Zwarte Dijk were reconstructed in 2017. Now this polder is being returned to nature step by step. Further on you walk along the Spinolaschans. This unique heritage was built in 1637 by Frederik Hendrik. He expanded a redoubt that had been built earlier by Spinola in 1625.