"A 20-minute drive south-east of Leeuwarden, in the country's north-east, the lakes, ponds, ditches and canals of The Old Fens are the remains of the peat-cutting that began there in the middle ages. Now awash with reeds, rushes and sedges, its watery habitats are richly biodiverse, home to more than 100 bird species as well as otters, pine martens, roe deer and dragonflies."
"Upcycled from an old barn during the pandemic by owner Jurjen Veldboom, the cabin's galley kitchen and wooden sleeping platforms give it the cosy feel of a boat but it's the picture window in its living room that sells it to us. With a sofa to one side and a wood burner on the other, it's the perfect winter roost: a place to sit and sketch, or watch deer bouncing through the alders."
De Alde Feanen is a 4,000-hectare wetland national park in Friesland, northern Netherlands, formed by medieval peat-cutting and now crisscrossed by lakes, ponds, ditches and canals. Reeds, rushes and sedges create richly biodiverse watery habitats supporting more than 100 bird species, otters, pine martens, roe deer and dragonflies. Seasonal rhythms slow tourism after summer; museums and tourist services close while flocks of ducks and geese return in autumn and winter. The park offers well-marked hiking and cycling trails, hay meadows and wetland forests. Simple cabins like De Ooievaar provide cosy winter roosts with wood burners and picture windows for wildlife watching and stargazing.
Read at www.theguardian.com
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]