De Alde Feanen National Park

The Oude Venen National Park is a countrywide park within the Netherlands province of Friesland. Alde Feanen is the neighborhood call in West Frisian. The Alde Feanen is likewise a Natura 2000 vicinity. The Alde Feanen is part of the municipalities Leeuwarden, Smallingerland and Tytsjerksteradiel. Its size is set 25 km2. Part of the countrywide park is the lake location Princenhof.

The Alde Feanen consists of morasses, lakes, forests, peat and meadows. In the area at least 450 plant species and one hundred bird species may be determined. A very distinguished bird is the white stork. Tall wooden poles have been set up so that the storks can construct nests. Another enchantment is provided with the aid of Shetland ponies. Some of the paddocks can be entered in order that ponies may be petted by site visitors. In the village of Earnewald there may be a visitors centre, De Reidplum, near the stork breeding station It Eibertshiem. The vicinity is owned by means of It Fryske Gea given that 1934. After a education duration of 4 years, the Minister of Nature designed it as the 20th country wide park inside the Netherlands in 2006.