Tour of the sheepfolds and bird sanctuary

Your route starts at Grandcafé Markt 14 in Valkenswaard. With this walk you will discover the beautifully renovated Schaapsloopven in Valkenswaard. The water had become too rich in nutrients due to leaves falling into the water. The thick silt layer on the bottom caused the ecological values to deteriorate rapidly. In addition, the sunfish had settled in the fen, a fish that does not belong here and eats the larvae of dragonflies and amphibians. The adjacent heathland was also immediately paved on a small scale. Further on you walk past the former fishing ponds on the edge of Valkenhorst. It is named after the falcons that used to be caught here to be sold to noble courts at home and abroad. The ponds are now a bird sanctuary and partly inaccessible.