Botanical walk with a guide in Hof ter Saksen in Haasdonk (BKZ).

The Hof ter Saksen domain is one of the rare enclosed park forests in the Land van Waas, with a protected landscape park and magnificent walking lanes. Besides the park (13.5 ha) with the beautiful 18th-century castle, orangery, and farm building (protected monuments), you will also find a nature garden (1.3 ha), a standard orchard (3 ha), the Beverse brook valley with buffer basin, and the newly planted oak forest (3 ha), a birth forest for the children from Beveren born in 2008. In the arboretum, you will find no fewer than 4,500 plant species. This walk, which starts at the orangery, guides you past a number of interesting plants (the meat berry, wheel tree, magnolias, ornamental cherry trees, onion soup tree, etc.) from the collection. We walk past the oldest beech in the park to the heart of the arboretum where the Japanese cork tree with its wide crown towers above the shrubs. The walk lasts about 2 hours. Good walking shoes are recommended. The garden cafeteria is open from 2 PM to 6 PM. Departure: at 12:35 PM at the bus stop Dorp Zwijndrecht (bus no. 82 - get off at stop Hof ter Saksen). If you prefer to go by bike or car, be sure to notify someone from the board so that we don't wait for you in vain.