Boswachterij Westerschouwen, together with the dunes, forms the largest forest in Zeeland. The nature reserve on Kop van Schouwen is managed by Staatsbosbeheer. You walk from pine forest into the dunes. Some of the pines are around a hundred years old and originally came from Corsica and Austria. In the quiet parts you will see groups of fallow deer, as well as roe deer and woodpeckers.
What you can do
- Walk the Boswachterspad, a green-marked hiking route of 11.8 kilometres.
- Climb the lookout tower.
- Search for hidden Second World War bunkers in the dunes. You may climb and walk on the bunkers, including at the command post on the high dune.
- Try the Klimbos Westerschouwen, with six courses with zip lines, rope ladders and wobbly bridges.
Practical
- Address: Excursieschuur Boswachterij Westerschouwen, Kraaijensteinweg 140, 4328 RD Burgh-Haamstede (view on Google Maps). There is no car park there.
- Park at the roundabout in Burgh-Haamstede (navigation address Duinpad 71, 4328 PK), or at Parkeerplaats Het Groene Duin at the end of Bosweg.
