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Identify Trees by Their Leaves: 12 Trees from the Belgian Forest

An autumn walk gets even better when you know which trees you are looking at. Is that a beech or a hornbeam? A pedunculate oak or a sessile oak? With a few s...

Wild Boar in Belgium: Where Do They Live and What Should You Do If You Meet One?

Churned-up ground beside the path, a track in the mud, and sometimes a dark shape disappearing between the trees: in recent years wild boar have become a fam...

Northern Lights in Belgium: When, Where and How to See Them

You probably associate the northern lights with Lapland or Iceland. Yet in recent years the sky over Belgium has turned pink, red and green more than once. I...

Picking sweet chestnuts in Belgium: when, where and how?

Few things are as cosy as a bag of warm, roasted chestnuts on a crisp autumn day. And the best part: in Belgium you can simply pick them yourself. Put on you...

Autumn Holiday 2026: 10 Nature Trips in Belgium

The autumn holiday is the perfect time to head outdoors. The forests turn red and gold, the heathland lies quiet and overhead the cranes fly south. Pull on a...

First-Time Hiking in the Alps: 10 Tips for Beginners

If you live in Belgium, you're used to hills. The Alps are a different story: paths that wind hundreds of metres up, weather that can turn within an hour, an...

Campervan Travel in Belgium: Where Can You Stay Overnight (and Where Not)?

Sliding open the door of your campervan and waking up with a view of a forest or a river: vanlife is more popular than ever. With a motorhome, a converted va...

Mountain Biking in Belgium: Where Is It Allowed and What Are the Best Trails?

Racing through the forest over tree roots, mud splashing up, a steep climb followed by a fast descent: mountain biking is one of the most fun ways to experie...

Owls in Belgium: Which Species Live Here and What Do They Sound Like?

You're lying in bed at night with the window ajar, and suddenly you hear a long, quavering "hoo-hoohoohoo" outside. An owl! Owls live closer to us than we th...

Full Moon 2026: All Dates, the December Supermoon and the Names of the Moons

The full moon has always captured the imagination. It lights up night walks, plays a leading role in old stories and gives the forests a silver glow. When is...

The 7 Most Beautiful Forests for Autumn Colours in Belgium (and When to Go)

There's little more beautiful than a forest in autumn. Beeches turn copper and gold, oaks go brown, birches pale yellow, and a carpet of leaves rustles under...

The Deer Rut in the Ardennes: When and Where to Hear Red Deer Roar

It's still dark in the forest. Mist hangs between the spruces and all is quiet, apart from dripping water. Then suddenly a deep, hoarse sound echoes through ...