Oostvaardersplassen
A world-famous 'new wilderness' reclaimed from the sea in Flevoland: marsh, grassland and huge herds of Konik horses, Heck cattle and red deer, with spoonbills and sea eagles.
The newest and one of the largest national parks in the Netherlands, on reclaimed Flevoland land: the Oostvaardersplassen, Lepelaarplassen and the Marker Wadden bird islands.
The newest and one of the largest national parks in the Netherlands, on reclaimed Flevoland land: the Oostvaardersplassen, Lepelaarplassen and the Marker Wadden bird islands.
Best for: Modern Dutch wilderness on the water
A world-famous 'new wilderness' reclaimed from the sea in Flevoland: marsh, grassland and huge herds of Konik horses, Heck cattle and red deer, with spoonbills and sea eagles.
The oldest nature reserve in the Netherlands (protected since 1906): a lake, reed and swamp forest near Amsterdam with a famous cormorant and heron colony, reached by boat.

Amsterdam's first large public park (1891), an English-landscape oasis with curving ponds beside the Tropenmuseum.