Pannenhoef tour: Lokkerven and Padvindersven

Your route starts at De Menmoerhoeve. Not far from here is the fen de Lokker. Legend has it that on a foggy evening you could see stable candles above the water, luring you into the fen. The fen is part of the Pannenhoef, a nature reserve that looked like the Peel in the east of Brabant centuries ago. From the fourteenth to the seventeenth century, plenty of peat was extracted here. Everything in dried form (peat) was transported to Breda and Roosendaal via peat canals as fuel for households and breweries. Now there is a beautiful nature reserve of forest, fens and flowery meadows. Rare plants such as heather rose leaves and marsh deer grow along the fens. The Padvindersven is also perfect for skating in winter!