Larserbos
Larserbos
Where the village of Larsen was planned in the province's original zoning plan (1959), the Larserbos is now located. This varied forest has many recreational facilities, including (approx. 300 ha) three beaches, sunbathing and playing fields, and hiking and cycling trails. The area also has two camping sites.
The forest borders the Larservaart canal: an important ecological connecting zone of Flevoland. In the Larserbos, variation is the key word. Variation both in planting and in animal species. Two walks with a length of 7 and 5 kilometres respectively take the walker to the most beautiful spots in the forest. Meanwhile, he will be accompanied by the songs of great and blue tits, jays, golden orioles, song thrushes and blackbirds. Along the way, resting on one of the little beaches or the many benches will do just fine.
The Larserbos is becoming increasingly...
Where the village of Larsen was planned in the province's original zoning plan (1959), the Larserbos is now located. This varied forest has many recreational facilities, including (approx. 300 ha) three beaches, sunbathing and playing fields, and hiking and cycling trails. The area also has two camping sites.
The forest borders the Larservaart canal: an important ecological connecting zone of Flevoland. In the Larserbos, variation is the key word. Variation both in planting and in animal species. Two walks with a length of 7 and 5 kilometres respectively take the walker to the most beautiful spots in the forest. Meanwhile, he will be accompanied by the songs of great and blue tits, jays, golden orioles, song thrushes and blackbirds. Along the way, resting on one of the little beaches or the many benches will do just fine.
The Larserbos is becoming increasingly beautiful, an atmospheric setting for a relaxing walk. The gradually imposing trees and mature shrubs emphasise the small-scale alternation of open and closed forest. The forest borders the Larservaart canal, the Larservaart strip and the Heggen landscape and the Wildwallen. As a result, the forest has, as it were, offshoots to the Nature Park, the Knarbos and the Harderbos. Possibly this is one of the reasons why the bird population of the Larserbos is so species-rich: about 45 bird species breed there in numbers that are high compared to renowned forests like the Horsterwold.
The numerous summer thrushes indicate a well-developed shrub layer. There are also relatively many unusual species, such as lesser spotted woodpecker, and spotted flycatcher. This means that the forest is developing into a more natural forest with quite a lot of dead wood.
Want to know more?
Read more about the Larserbos on the Flevolandschap website.
