An impressive beech hedge was created in 1865 in a park close to Arnhem. Purpose was and is to enjoy a shadow rich walk inside. The photo was taken inside the hedge.

A remarkable project at Ginkelse Heide. The soil quality of the area has deterioted rapidly over the last years with a lack of lime as a result. The consequences for nature are huge. Oak trees die and some bird species suffer from broken poots. The municipality of Ede started this project to sprinkle shell grit with a helicopter, a project planned fot 10 days.

This is one of my favorite trees: “The twelve apostles” in NP the Veluwe. I mentioned this tree in an earlier post, in April 2020. This time a more detailed view of the impressive (visible part of the) roots of the tree.

This was also the second last photo of my Canon 28-70mm lens ☹ A fast running dog touched my tripod which fell on the floor with the lens down, broken into two pieces.

Kootwijkerzand is the largest drifting sand area of Western Europe and part of the Dutch nature reserve The Veluwe. The photo shows a Scots pine tree (Pinus sylvestris, Dutch: Grove den).

It is autumn, so time for fungus in the forest. This is the yellow staghorn (calocera viscosa, Dutch: koraalzwam).

It is not exactly a high-class ferry terminal: the jetty on the Dutch island Texel where you can catch a boat to the adjacent island Vlieland.

Purple blooming heather, horses and early morning fog at NP Veluwezoom. The second picture is the view that attracts hundreds of nature photographers, including me.

Planken Wambuis, a subarea of the Dutch nature reserve the Veluwe is colouring yellow by the common ragwort (jacobaea vulgaris, Dutch: jakobskruiskruid). The plant is toxic for most mammals.

Bog Asphodel (Narthecium ossifragum, Dutch: Beenbreek) is a red listed plant. One of the rare areas where the plant can be found, is in the wetlands Deelense Veld in NP The Veluwe.

Jardin d’émail is an impressive artwork of French artist Jean Dubuffet in museum Kröller Müller. The artwork counts 600 square meter and people are allowed to walk on it. Since 2016, a four year restoration took place and the artwork was reopend for the audiance on June 1st, 2020.