The landscape

The region of the Brabantse Wal stands out due to a great variety of landscapes. This small ridge starts north of the city Bergen op Zoom and extends all the way to Belgium. You will find here forests and sand dunes, clay- and sandy soils, polders and heathland, fresh and salt water. The steep edge in particular is a striking phenomenon: an abrupt transition from higher-lying sandy soils to the clay polders at sea level. And just to the east of the Brabantse Wal you will find a nature area that does not care about border markers: the Grenspark Kalmthoutse Heide. This cross-border park is located on Dutch and Belgian territory. An extensive area where heaths, forests, sand dunes and a large number of fens are harmoniously alternating.