Keep the (Peat) momentum in !

https://www.brabantslandschap.nl/assets/Uploads/Fietsroute-Baronie-2017.pdf

The full leaflet is available from:

Start and end point 1 De Menmoerhoeve Address Zundertseweg 66, Etten-Leur

Start and end point 2 Bird Rehabilitation Centre Zundert Address Luitertweg 36A, Zundert

Peat used to be cut here.

Forest, fens and flowery meadows characterize the Pannenhoef. But that hasn't always been the case. Originally there was a kind of mini-Peel here. The entire peat package was excavated in a few centuries, between 1400 and 1750. In dried form - peat - it went via peat canals to the cities, as fuel for households and breweries. The most famous is the 'Turfvaart' that runs to Breda. What remained was a hilly heath with fens in the bowls. There was little to be gained there and so in the 19th century the area began to be cleared into forest and agricultural land.