Kalmthoutser Heide Nature Reserve

Close to the Dutch border, but some 25km/16miles north of Antwerp near the small town of Kalmthout, the Kalmthoutser Heide nature reserve covers 732ha/1800 acres of dunes and heathland. Within the reserve Putse Moer is a breeding ground for gulls, woodcock, curlew and lapwing. Visitors must not stray from the marked footpaths.

South of Kalmthout there is a 10ha/25 acre arboretum with rare species of trees.