Nature reserve Sarsven, de Banen and Schoorkuilen

Het Sarsven, de Banen en Schoorkuilen
Banendijk
6034 SV
Nederweert-Eind
Hiking path through nature reserve Sarsven and Banen
An observation tower in the nature reserve
Walking post with node 38 in Sarsven and the Banen nature reserve
Unpaved footpath through the area Sarsven and the Banen
The Sarsven in autumn

Area of natural beauty

Sarsven, De Banen and Schoorkuilen form a nature reserve in the municipality of Nederweert south-east of the village of Nederweert-Eind.

Nature reserve

The total area covers 173 hectares and is owned by the foundation Het Limburgs Landschap. The area contains three fens: the Sarsven, De Banen and the Schoorkuilen, as well as marshlands, forests and grasslands.

The Banen

Thanks to a restoration in 1992, during which the soil was cleaned up, the De Banen fen once again contains a natural, nutrient-poor water balance. As a result, it regained an open character and became once again suitable for species of the riparian alliance, such as the very rare floating water plantain. Some other unusual species in this area include marsh herbs, sundew and, in several places in the extensive willow thickets, Common Gale. North of the Banen, a fen dense with swampy forest was restored several years ago and named Het Hoefijzer.

The Sarsven and Schoorkuilen

The Sarsven, however, is still a nutrient-rich fen with lots of matsedge and wide reed beds. The Schoorkuilen is a partly realized, partly under construction nature development project being carried out by the Department of Public Works for nature compensation reasons. This involves the restoration of an area of fens that was filled with released soil during the construction of the Wessem-Nederweert Canal (completed in 1929). The Schoorkuilen project involves land on both sides of the canal: on the west side along the Schoordijk, on the east side along the Kwegt. The areas are great for walking and biking.

Nearby

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

 
6,89km
Mountainbike route
 
9,19km
Mountainbike route
 
9,70km
Mountainbike route
 
9,92km
Mountainbike route