Wouwseplantage through Bergen op zoom and Roosendaal

The Wouwse Plantage is a forest south of the village that is also called Wouwse Plantage. This beautiful forest area covers approximately 74 hectares of land and has been owned by the Staatsbosbeheer since 1996. The Wouwse Plantage estate is located near the forest and Wouwse Plantage Golf Club is located on the edge. Upon arrival you can park the car in the parking lot and from here you leave in a westerly direction to Landgoed Lievensberg, which covers 127 hectares. This beautiful wooded area consists mainly of deciduous and coniferous forest and a 25-hectare heath. Due to its favorable location, the estate is frequented by walkers. The area is landscaped park-like with picnic areas, a heath garden and a pond. More than 30 types of heather can be found in the heath garden. You then cycle past the Schuurkapel, also known as the Tolbergse Schuurkapel. This chapel is located in a green oasis on the edge of Roosendaal. The chapel is open daily and there is the possibility to light a candle. Behind the barn chapel is a beautiful park with fruit trees, grass, shrubs and a pond. Mill Aerden is close to the chapel. This belt mill was built in 1850, twenty years after the Provincial Executive granted permission to build the mill. Construction was delayed by the Belgian uprising. The mill originally had no name and was often referred to as'the mill of Aerden\\\', a reference to a long-owned family. In 1927 the mill was in such a bad state that it was no longer able to grind. Many small repairs and improvements followed, but in 2013 it is still not clear whether the mill will ever run again. The next point of interest is the hexagonal Peace Chapel. The building has a tent roof and was erected in memory of war victims and the end of the Second World War. In the chapel there is a beautiful statue of the Virgin Mary and a plaque with the names of the fallen has been bricked in. The last stop is the Wouwse Plantage estate. This estate is approximately 900 hectares in size and has a beautiful wooded area. A number of beautiful forest ponds and many Scots pines characterize this estate. There are especially many breeding birds here, such as the nuthatch, the woodlark, green woodpecker, shelduck, nightjars and many others. The estate has been inaccessible for a long time, but is now open to the public again. Also visit the information center on site, where you can learn everything about the area.