Nature reserve de Pannenhoef

Forests, ponds, and flower-rich meadows characterize the Pannenhoef, a beautiful nature reserve between Etten-Leur, Zundert, Rijsbergen, and Sprundel, that covers no less than 706 hectares. Originally, there was a kind of mini-Peel here. The entire peat layer was excavated over several centuries, between 1400 and 1750. In dried form - peat - it was transported via peat waterways 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 ponds in the depressions. There was little to be gained from this, so in the 19th century, efforts began to cultivate the area into forests and agricultural land.
Walking through varied forest and flower-rich meadow. When Brabant Landscape took this area…

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