It had been for sale for a while: almost 4 hectares of nature, less than 100 m from my front door.

It was owned by a farmer who did nothing with it. There is a shed on it that is in urgent need of renovation. It should not be built on and it should not become agricultural land. Of course, no ordinary citizen would have a problem with that.

And now it has been bought by Natuurpunt !

Natuurpunt is a Belgian nature organization that works to preserve and protect nature in Flanders and Brussels. The organization works to preserve biodiversity, restore ecosystems and protect nature reserves. Natuurpunt does this by purchasing nature reserves, carrying out nature management and stimulating nature conservation through awareness and education.

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