De Tuspeel

De Tuspeel
Rijksweg 16
6097 NK
Heel
De Tuspeel

Area of natural beauty

North of Heel and east of the Napoleonsbaan in the municipality of Maasgouw lies the Tuspeel. This 28-hectare area offers well-developed raised bog, surrounded by deciduous and coniferous forest. The Tuspeel is freely accessible to pedestrians via several hiking trails.

Unique raised bog vegetation

Thanks to a saucer-shaped loam layer just below the surface, the high water level in the Tuspeel is maintained. Peat has formed in this lowland over the centuries, but the peat has never been extracted as peat. As a result, a unique raised bog vegetation has been preserved. In the peat are some pools with floating pondweed and water sedge, where the little green frog and two species of salamanders breed. In addition, more than ten species of dragonflies have been observed and several butterfly species occur.

Surrounding the bog core are high shifting dunes planted with Scots pine and American oak. Here the great spotted woodpecker and green woodpecker breed. On the dry parts of the area, a small herd of horses graze year-round, which keeps the area from becoming overgrown with birch forest.

Nearby

The distances mentioned below are the distances from the location above.

 
0,83km
Cycle route
 
2,18km
Cycle route
 
2,21km
Walking/hiking routes
 
2,21km
Cycle route
 
2,29km
Walking/hiking routes
 
2,51km
Walking/hiking routes
 
2,72km
Walking/hiking routes
 
3,66km
Walking/hiking routes
 
4,00km
Walking/hiking routes
 
4,12km
Walking/hiking routes
 
4,35km
Walking/hiking routes
 
 
4,43km
Cycle route
 
4,43km
Cycle route
 
4,65km
Walking/hiking routes
 
4,86km
Walking/hiking routes
 
5,12km
Horse riding trails
 
5,26km
Walking/hiking routes
 
5,35km
Cycle route
 
5,38km
Horse riding trails
 
5,48km
Walking/hiking routes
 
5,50km
Walking/hiking routes
 
5,50km
Walking/hiking routes
 
5,50km
Walking/hiking routes
 
5,50km
Cycle route
 
5,56km
Walking/hiking routes
 
5,57km
Walking/hiking routes
 
 
5,65km
Walking/hiking routes
 
5,98km
Walking/hiking routes
 
6,14km
Cycle route
 
6,23km
Walking/hiking routes
 
6,37km
Visitor Centre
 
6,38km
Walking/hiking routes
 
6,38km
Cycle route