Top 20 Lakes around Berchem-Sainte-Agathe - Sint-Agatha-Berchem

The Beverbos is a nature reserve in the province of Flemish Brabant in Belgium, located along the Maalbeek between Wemmel and Strombeek-Bever. The name Beverbos refers to the hamlet of Bever and the Hof te Bever, which are located along the Maalbeek valley. The Lees(t)beek flows into the Maalbeek on the southwestern edge of the forest. The Beverbos consists largely of alder swamp forest, marshland with reed beds and marshy meadows. The marshy soils are kept wet by sources with clear, calcareous water, which is why the area was considered unsuitable for arable farming in the past. As a result, the area has managed to retain vegetation including arum, marsh marigold, yellow iris, water plantain, bur-reed and Solomon's seal. Various species of amphibians can be found in the marshy areas, such as the brown frog, common toad, alpine newt and common newt. The reed beds provide shelter for the grasshopper warbler and the marsh warbler. The higher wooded areas are home to woodpeckers, birds of prey such as buzzards and hobby, and various species of small songbirds. A relative newcomer is the ring-necked parakeet, an exotic species that competes for nesting holes with native breeding birds such as nuthatches and woodpeckers. The forest has been managed by Natuurpunt since 2003 and is part of the "Green Corridor" project with which the province of Flemish Brabant wants to work on nature restoration and nature connectivity in the northwest of the province.

Bucolic place, best done in good weather...

A veritable green lung in the heart of the municipality of Schaerbeek, the park is part of a vast urban planning project at the end of the 19th century. The galloping urbanization that the town was experiencing at the time represented a real threat to the rural valley of Josaphat, the owners of the estates that made it up being tempted to convert their plots into building land. Not without difficulty, the municipality gradually acquired these lands to convert them into a public promenade inaugurated in 1904. Subsequently, Josaphat Park will be gradually enlarged and landscaped by landscape architect Edmond Galoppin, works inspector for the municipality of Schaerbeek. The park is divided into three main parts: the historic English-style park which revolves around three ponds, the large lawns and the playground area with various sports facilities.

The park owes its name to the many springs that feed its pond. Former domain of the Solvay family, the park was landscaped in the English style at the beginning of the 20th century and endowed with a small castle, out of sight in the abundant green flora of the site, which will serve as a residence for the family. Solvay. On the death of Louis Solvay, the park was partly taken over by the Blaton family with the intention of developing a real estate project there, a project that would never see the light of day. The commune of Woluwe-Saint-Lambert acquired the other part and transformed it into a public park. A true ecological node with reed bed, pond, stream, humid forest and dry forest, the entire park has been classified as a nature reserve since 1994.

Beautiful path through the still young forest.

The name Paddebroeken dates back to the 15th century and means a wide piece of land between two furrows, located in a brook or wet forest. This meaning describes the nature reserve well: a sloping meadow varying from fairly wet to wet, located on the Wedbeek, with vegetation on the banks of the stream. Further on is a smaller piece of forest on the stream. (Natural point)

A toad pool or amphibian pool is a small pool that is locally at least one meter deep and where the conditions are suitable for the reproduction of frogs, toads and salamanders. The pool and its surroundings are also a suitable living environment for some other animals, such as dragonflies. (Wikipedia)

A very beautiful park with a large pond on which many waterfowl cavort. In the park there is a small castle in which the permanent. Representation of the federal state of Bavaria is housed.