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# The Zeepeduinen

[Nederlands](https://toxopeus.ctxr.app/data/place/zeepeduinen.md) • [English](https://toxopeus.ctxr.app/en/data/place/zeepeduinen.md) • [Deutsch](https://toxopeus.ctxr.app/de/data/place/zeepeduinen.md)

The Zeepeduinen lie just west of Burgh-Haamstede and have been a protected natural monument since 1988. The heart of the area is a large dune lake created by sand extraction. Many water birds swim there, such as coot, great crested grebe, tufted duck and little grebe, and a bird observation hut stands on the shore. Exmoor ponies roam the area, and there are endless paths to wander along.

![Fallow deer under an oak in the Zeepeduinen](/assets/images/natuur-zeepeduinen-damhert.webp)

The name comes from the Zeeland word “sepelen”, meaning to seep: groundwater seeps from the dunes into the lower land around them.

## Practical

- There are marked walking routes, including a red route that leads through the dunes to Slot Haamstede.
- In places the sand is loose, which makes walking a bit heavier.
- It is a protected area: stay on the paths and mind the signs.
- Location: Zandstraat, 4328 LM Burgh-Haamstede.