Top 20 Lakes around Grimbergen

Hazewinkel Watersportbaan is used for a variety of water sports. It's an ideal training ground for rowers. So be sure to take a moment to admire Hazewinkel's expansive waters. The area is perfect for a walk around this large body of water. Blaasveldbroek and Broek De Naeyer are two other nearby walking destinations.

The Eglegem Pond covers over 43 hectares and was created in the late 1960s as a sand extraction pit for the construction of the E19 motorway. During the winter, large flocks of waterfowl settle here, including shelduck, tufted duck, pochard, gadwall, grebe, coot, and black-headed gull. Eco-friendly bank and roadside management is being implemented around the Eglegem Pond.

Summer Gardens Don't be misled by the names of these three gardens. With a diverse selection of perennials, various ornamental shrubs, heirloom apple trees, and a collection of peonies... they're worth a visit in any season! But it's during (late) summer that the garden truly explodes with color, thanks to the abundant blooms of dahlias and cannas.

The Vrijbroekpark, officially the Provincial Green Domain Vrijbroekpark, is a park in the Belgian city of Mechelen. It is located on the edge of the city and is 65 hectares in size. The province of Antwerp is the owner and it is freely accessible every day. It organizes walks, events and exhibitions, among other things.

The Vrijbroekpark, officially the Provincial Green Domain Vrijbroekpark, is a park in the Belgian city of Mechelen. It is located on the edge of the city and is 65 hectares in size. The province of Antwerp is the owner and it is freely accessible every day. Among other things, walks and exhibitions are organised there. In 2018 it is known that the park will be significantly expanded by the purchase of land by the provincial government. The park contains: a rose garden with more than 100 rose species, which received the Award of Garden Excellence in 2003 a dahlia garden a canna garden an ecotope garden, on a former city dump water features a playground a brasserie and a cafeteria with an outdoor terrace playing fields for football, basketball, cricket, tennis, petanque and hockey, and a fish pond a salicetum or willow arboretum: a living collection of different willow species and/or varieties. a ghost hotel: the foundations of a failed hotel project from the 1970s, overgrown by nature. The Vrijbroekpark is home to one of the largest European populations of creeping marsh warbler, a rare plant that benefits from keeping the grass lawns very short. In 2018, several hundred thousand specimens were counted. The park is part of the Natura 2000 area Forests of the southeast of the Zandleemstreek.

Today Komoot was asked to change the name of this Highlight to Hennenput.

The ‘Vrijbroekpark’ is located between the Dijle and the Zenne, on the territory of the municipality of Mechelen. The boundaries of this park are formed by the residential area of the city of Mechelen in the east, the Hombeekse Steenweg in the south, the Uilmolenweg (parallel to the E19 Antwerp-Brussels motorway) in the west and the residential area of the Stuivenbergbaan in the north. (Inventory of Immovable Heritage)

The Henneput, the largest water feature, is an attraction for almost all animals, a spawning ground for toads and frogs in the spring, a moment of relaxation for many hikers. (Nature point)