St. Anthony, Brecht and Rijkevorsel

On the territory of and next to the built-up area of Rijkevorsel you will find a special nature reserve. Nature reserve De Bonte Klepper, situated in the Voorkempen, consists of seven hectares of fens and forests. Since enthusiastic volunteers took care of the area in 1992, the sparse heathland vegetation has come to full bloom. Birches, willows and other trees were pushed back to give an overgrown fen the appearance and size it had in the eighteenth century. Alongside banks and on the soded heathland, typical heathland vegetation was given the opportunity to flourish. Lesser sundew, white and brown beak rush, marsh clubmoss and peat fluff; all typical species are represented here. Even the rare little dodder, which grows by extracting food from other plants, can be found in the area clinging to other plants such as cap and heather. Various birds nest in the trees and between the bushes. The Eurasian tree falcon, greenfinch, goshawk, oriole and the lesser spotted and black woodpecker scrape together on the heath. Before you start your bike ride or when you return, you can give your bike a service at Profile Vermeulen in Sint Antonius. As a true cycling enthusiast you naturally want your bicycle to remain in excellent condition and the location of the bicycle specialist is close to the parking lot. So take the opportunity to make your bike tip-top again. With the bicycle discount pass you receive a 10 euro discount.