Silsombos - a patchwork of different landscape elements and habitats

Het Silsombos offers a wealth of different habitats: swamp forest, forest edges, open grassland, sedge fields, calcareous moist soil and much more. There is also a multitude of smaller habitats: native trees and plants, which provide shelters, nesting sites and food for our birds and insects – everything is teeming with life. Each habitat has its own characteristics and makes a unique contribution to biodiversity. Come with us through this mosaic of large and small habitats to discover how they contribute to biodiversity and what lives there.