Nature reserve Almere-Buiten

Thanks to the nutritious sea clay, in which all trees and shrubs take root, the greenery in Almere has quickly grown to a considerable extent. So much so that many do not realize that many of the numerous forest and nature areas were not even that long ago conceived and created by humans. On the south side of this route you will find the Almouderhout forestry, with many beautiful places that provide housing for brutal birds of prey, roe deer and frogs. The Lepelaarsplassen form an important and protected breeding area for water, meadow and marsh birds. Spoonbills were spotted here as early as 1971. In the Oostvaardersplassen nature reserve and breeding area, tens of thousands of greylag geese ensure that these puddles do not overgrow. The young Kotterbos on the east side of the route consists of poplars and slower-growing deciduous trees. There is a wet area with rugged reed beds and characteristic willow groves. Further on you arrive in Buitenhout, a rustic forest area with a road partially covered by treetops. The forest Overvaart forms ten green rooms of about one square kilometer each.