Solvay Domain

Located at the gates of Brussels, south of the Soignes Forest, the Solvay Park is one of the most interesting places in Walloon Brabant, both botanically and faunistically, and its landscape value is remarkable. Alongside vast expanses of grass and ornamental plant beds, there is a great diversity of semi-natural environments: ponds, waterways, reed beds, swampy woods, megaphorbia, wastelands, orchards, beech forest with bluebells, fragments of heathland with heather, etc. The flora and fauna are therefore very rich and include sometimes exceptional species for the region, such as the umbellifer Conopodium majus or the curious little fern Ophioglossum vulgatum.

Public access: The Solvay Park has been open to the public since the early 1980s. Numerous paths and trails allow visitors to discover the natural, geological, and architectural wealth of this remarkable site. A botanical walk is offered by SAINTENOY-SIMON (1991). The site is accessible to pedestrians free of charge and all year round. The circulation of bicycles and mountain bikes is regulated and prohibited outside the paths. Motorized vehicles are not allowed. Various observations can be found at the following addresses: http://www.belgique-tourisme.net/informations/attractions_touristiques_la_hulpe and http://chateaudelahulpe.wallonie.be.
Type: Site of Great Biological Interest (SGIB)

La biodiversité en Wallonie