Kalmthoutse Heide

Kalmthoutse Heide

Country:
Belgium
Site number:
330
Area:
2,200.0 ha
Designation date:
04-03-1986
Coordinates:
51°22'59"N 04°28'E

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Kalmthoutse Heide. 04/03/86; Vlaamse Gewest; 2,200 ha; 51°23'N 004°28'E. Special Protection Area EC Directive; Nature Reserve, Landscape Reserve. Bordering the Netherlands, the site consists of heathland, acidic pools, marshes and woodland, on an extensive complex of stabilized inland dunes, along the Scheldt River estuary. Vegetation includes dune stabilizing species, various orchid species, dry and wet heath. The site is important for staging waterbirds and supports over 90% of the dragonfly species (Odonata) found in Belgium. Human activity is limited. Management measures include rabbit and gull control (to limit guano deposition), and sheep grazing to limit tree cover. Ramsar site no. 330. Most recent RIS information: 1992.
Administrative region: Antwerp
National legal designation:
  • landscape reserve
  • nature reserve
Regional (international) legal designations:
  • EU Natura 2000
Last publication date: 01-01-1992
Ramsar Information Sheet (RIS)