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The origin

Nieuw Land National Park is the newest national park in the Netherlands and the largest man-made nature reserve in the world with 29,000 hectares of nature! Literally located on the floor of the former Zuiderzee, Nieuw Land National Park came into existence as part of the largest reclamation project in the world: the drainage of Flevoland! It is a paradise for birds, with the white-tailed eagle as its icon. In the marshes you come across herds of Heck cattle and Konik horses. And the nature is man-made.

OUR FAVORITES - Did you know that Nieuw Land National Park owes its creation to the largest reclamation project in the world: the reclamation of Flevoland!

The best kept secret

Nature at its very best just around the corner

Close to the densely populated Randstad region you will find one of the Netherlands’ best kept secrets: the Nieuw Land National Park. The park is made up of four separate areas: Lepelaarplassen, Marker Wadden, Oostvaardersplassen and the Markermeer lake.

The Park
De Oostvaardersplassen: het grootste man-made natuurgebied ter wereld. Een natuurgebied dat in Europa zijn weerga niet kent. Ontstaan op de bodem van de vroegere Zuiderzee, in een polder van nog maar een halve eeuw oud.

A paradise for birds

On an adventure

The Nieuw Land National Park is the definitive adventure destination. On foot or by bike, the park is the ultimate paradise for bird spotting.

To see and do

The world’s largest man-made nature park!

The various areas