Tour of the Drowned Black Polder near Nieuwvliet

Your route starts at EuroParcs Bad MeerSee. From here you walk to the coast, where you discover the Verdronken Zwarte Polder. The name comes from the Zwarte Polder, which flooded in 1802. The seawater that flowed in and out with the tide formed channels in the former fields, where marine clay and silt were deposited. Dunes cover the remains of the dike, due to sand brought in by the wind. A nice boardwalk leads you smoothly to the beach. The sea still enters the area through the slufter, an opening in the row of dunes. The area is becoming increasingly higher and therefore it is becoming sweeter, because seawater no longer reaches that far. Because of this transition you will find many special plant species. A flock of Drenthe heath sheep keeps the area open.