Walking in the castle landscape of Bulskampveld

Admire historic castles
After a little more than half a kilometer of walking you will arrive at the first Castle and Visitor Center. Here you can take a look at the herb garden or the bird sanctuary, but you can also visit the nature and regional visitor center that is located in the renovated castle on this spot. Then you walk further where you walk a bit on a wooden path. This is a wooden path that has been built in a swampy area or in a sensitive natural area, so that you can walk there without any problems. These types of trails date back to Roman times. This way of protecting natural areas has therefore been used for a long time.

Castle Blauwhuis
A little further on you can admire the Kasteel Blauwhuis from the 16th century. The castle is not accessible. You also walk through the Vagevuurbossen, a forest area of 220 hectares. You will find a wonderful variety of flora and fauna here.

The Pointers
Another point of interest on this route are De Aanwijsputten. These are some historic ponds that are located in the middle of the Bulskampveld forests. In the past, field ponds were often constructed in nature reserves to breed carp. Most of the ponds in this area disappeared during the reclamation of heathlands at the beginning of the 19th century. You will now find about twenty large and small ponds here.