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| | |  |  | | | Oosterschelde National Park is a tidal area. At low tide, the sandbanks and salt marshes are laid dry. A great number of birds gather here to feed, rest or breed. Hundreds of species of flora and fauna have found a place to settle in the mud and on the dikes and piles. The 'karrevelden', areas from which the clay was dug to reinforce the outer dikes, and 'inlagen', the area between the old collapsed dike and newly built ones, are important nature reserves and remind us of Zeeland’s fight against the water. Its mussels, oysters and lobsters are famous.
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Park’s main features |
Tidal areas |
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Special flora |
Halophytes like sea lavender, salt marsh sand spurry, sea aster, salicornia, algae |
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Special fauna |
Avocet, oyster catcher, cormorant, ringed plover, curlew, tern, geese, seal, octopus, mussel, anemone, seahorse, cuttle |
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Recreational activities |
Cycling, walking, sailing, diving, excursions |
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Area |
37,000 ha |
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Province |
Zeeland |
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Managed by |
Directorate-General for Public Works and Water Management, the local councils, Waterschap Zeeuwse Eilanden, Staatsbosbeheer, Natuurmonumenten, Zeeuws Landschap and the Province of Zeeland. |
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Visitor centre |
Under construction |
Website: Oosterschelde National Park
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