Although more associated with fine chocolates than natural history, Belgium can boast many excellent wildlife reserves where the quality of the flora, birds (especially in winter) and insect life rivals that attained by the national confectionary! Our short tours to Belgium will introduce you to some of these natural attributes, focusing on the flat landscape bordering Holland where the Zwin Estuary, long since cut off from the sea by accumulations of silt, has created an important maritime ecosystem.
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Our Belgium Specialist Recommends
"I recommend you try our ‘Belgium in Summer’ tour to explore the delights of Belgium’s finest wild landscapes or perhaps our ‘Belgium in Winter’ tour, where we go in search of wildfowl and Ardennes specialities."
Tom Mabbett - Tour Leader
What might I see?
Flocks of geese in the Uitkerkse polders, including White-fronted, Pink-footed, Red-breasted & Lesser White-fronted Geese
Wintering grebes & divers as well as ducks such as Smew & Goldeneye
In summer we look among heathlands for Nightjars, Woodcocks & lekking Black Grouse
Its possible to see up to 48 species of dragonfly in the Den Diel Reserve
The historic city of Bruges
