Bird Kingdom Trail

This area was formed ten thousand years ago, during the Ice Age. Around the beginning of the Common Era, a branch of the Rhine ran here: the Oer-IJ. De Kil is a remnant of this. The area was inhabited long ago, traces of which can still be found in the subsoil. The route runs along cultural-historical roads and the farmland path between Beverwijk, Heemskerk and Assendelft. This open polder landscape is a true bird paradise for meadow birds. Birds such as the black-tailed godwit and the redshank breed here in the spring. Dogs are not allowed on the farmland path. The path is closed between March and mid-June, in which case take the route over the Hoogedijk. The banks of the watercourse De Kil are also an attractive habitat for frogs, toads, salamanders and shrews.