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National Park Loonse en Drunense Duinen

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Image Type(s): Hiking, Wildlife, Flora, Scenery, Panorama

Page By: BazZ

Created/Edited: Nov 11, 2007 / Jan 8, 2008

Object ID: 355670

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The Loonse en Drunense Duinen (Loonse and Drunense Dunes) is a national park situated in the south of the Netherlands, between the cities of Tilburg, Waalwijk & 's-Hertogenbosch. It has been designated as a national park since 2002. It is 35 km² (14 mile²) in area.
It's the biggest drift sand area in Europe.The sand was left there after the ice ages, but covered with a layer of top soil. This top soil was stripped in the middle ages by overgrazing and deforestation, uncovering the bare sand. This was one of the first ecological disasters caused by mankind in it's history, only to reversed when it started creating economical havoc (in the Veluwe region, for example, when the dunes started threatening cities like Arnhem) Only then did the early Dutch government started to act.
In the past it swallowed several of villages. finally they kept the sand away by planting a lot of trees in a row between the village and the sand. The oaks who are centuries old, are all covered by sand and only the upper branches are above the surface.

Although, what's left of these areas nowadays support a rare ecosystem not found in much other parts of Europe, or even the world, and should be protected as such, it should also teach some valuable lessons about how to treat our planet.

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Moss and Mushroom

Old oaks swalowed bij the dune

Wild forms in the sand

Mushrooms in the dunes

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Lodewijk

Mooi

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Mooi album Bas!!
Mzzl Lo

Posted Nov 14, 2007 5:53 am


	BazZ	Re: Mooi
	Hasn't voted	Mooie plek ook, moet een keer langs komen dan laat ik je het zien. Ligt bij me om de hoek. Ik ben mijn nieuwe camara gaan uitproberen. Ik heb een Canon EOS 350D gekocht. :) Gr. Bas
		Posted Nov 14, 2007 3:21 pm


	Lodewijk	Re: Mooi
	Voted 10/10	Hee Bas, ja lijkt me goed idee, zal ik zeker doen!! Vet hoor, is dat zo'n spiegelreflex? Ik heb helemaal geen verstand van die dingen haha. Maar hij maakt hele mooie foto's in ieder geval! Echt mooi album! Mzzl groeten Lo
		Posted Nov 15, 2007 8:25 am

Proterra

some more info;

Voted 10/10

The sand was left there after the ice ages, but covered with a layer of top soil. This top soil was stripped in the middle ages by overgrazing and deforestation, uncovering the bare sand. This was one of the first ecological disasters caused by mankind in it's history, only to reversed when it started creating economical havoc (in the Veluwe region, for example, when the dunes started threatening cities like Arnhem) Only then did the early Dutch government started to act.

Although, what's left of these areas nowadays support a rare ecosystem not found in much other parts of Europe, or even the world, and should be protected as such, it should also teach some valuable lessons about how to treat our planet.

Posted Nov 25, 2007 6:03 pm


	BazZ	Re: some more info;
	Hasn't voted	Erug bedankt. Deze info moest er inderdaad bij, ben blij dat je het in mooi engels hebt neergezet
		Posted Nov 26, 2007 2:03 pm

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