The park
The park
BIRD PARADISE, MARSHES AND MAN-MADE
Nieuw Land National Park is the newest national park of the Netherlands and the largest man-made nature reserve in the world with its 29,000 hectares of pure nature! Literally created on the floor of the former Zuiderzee, Nieuw Land National Park thanks its existence to the largest reclamation project in the world: the drainage of Flevoland! It is a real bird paradise with the white-tailed eagle as its icon. In the marshes you encounter herds of Heck cattle and Konik horses. Even the nature is man-made.
The great bird migration
EAST ATLANTIC FLYWAY
Nieuw Land National Park is the home of a huge variety of birds. Naturally, there are geese and ducks. Different birds of prey like the buzzard and the kestrel live there. And a range of migratory birds fly thousands of kilometres over the East-Atlantic flyway, with a destination or interim rest spot in Nieuw Land. It is a true bird paradise.
The white-tailed eagle
BACK IN THE NETHERLANDS
The white-tailed eagle is the icon of Nieuw Land National Park. The white-tailed eagle, which had almost died out in the Netherlands, was among the first to choose Nieuw Land as the place to settle and raise young. The white-tailed eagle is adventurous and imposing. Its wingspan can reach 2.5 m. Nieuw Land is the place to see a white-tailed eagle in the Netherlands.
Wetlands
HERDS OF HECK CATTLE
A large part of the nature in Nieuw Land is marshy wetlands. Wetlands are regions with huge ecological dynamics and diversity. It’s an ideal place for herds of Heck cattle and Konik horses which can move through the rough landscape.
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Man-made nature
The former Zuiderzee
In Nieuw Land National Park you are literally on the seafloor of the former Zuiderzee. The area would never have existed without the greatest reclamation project in the world: Flevoland. Nieuw Land tells the story of centuries of battling against the water. The creation of the Marker Wadden sparks the imagination. Without humans, no Nieuw Land, man-made nature.
Bird spotting
WAARNEMING.NL
Nieuw Land National Park is a paradise for birdwatchers. At Waarneming.nl you can see where and which birds have been spotted in our park. And if you take pictures of them, you can place them on this website.
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Sections - Together Nieuw Land
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Oostvaardersplassen
Oostvaardersplassen
The Oostvaardersplassen prove that the loveliest nature can arise spontaneously in unexpected places.
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Lepelaarplassen
Lepelaarplassen
The Lepelaarplassen form a real oasis for marsh and waterfowl.
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The Markermeer lake
The Markermeer lake
The Markermeer lies between the new coast of Flevoland and the old land of North Holland.
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Marker Wadden
Marker Wadden
The Marker Wadden is the newest piece of the Netherlands.
History of Flevoland
Zuiderzee project
Flevoland has a rich history. It is the product of the largest reclamation project of all time, the Zuiderzee project! Where previously there was only water, there is now an attractive residential and recreational area with a growing number of residents.
More about the history of Flevoland
