Not only do we know a housing shortage.
Not only do we know a home too short. Small birds also have a housing shortage. Dutch landscape lost 225,000 kilometers of hedge, Birds, which live on and around hedges, have decreased by 60% since the early 20th century (source: Sovon ). And there are still species that are in danger of extinction. Biodiversity is deteriorating. More than 80% of European agricultural crops and wild plants need pollinators, such as bees, to bear fruit and seeds. Insects that live around hedges have decreased by 80%. Without biodiversity, man cannot survive, see also Biodiversity, what good is it for you?
How beautiful it is to turn the tide together?
The Maasheggen , on the border of Brabant and Limburg, already described by the Romans for its splendor, form the oldest cultural landscape in the country. A trip through the area is like an exciting journey of discovery through time. It is the most extensive hedge landscape in the Netherlands, where a mosaic of hedges, meadows, drinking pools and old club trees have been providing a safe home to a special variety of plants and animals for centuries. In this relatively small area on the border between North Brabant and Limburg, thousands of years of history come together. There is no area in Europe where nature, landscape, economy and culture are so visible and long lasting intertwined. It is not for nothing that the Maasheggen has, since the summer of 2018, UNESCO human and biosphere status.
Week of the Nesting Box, all birds under roof
CJ Wildlife, Bestlife and Vivara will organize the “Week of the Nest Box” from 21 to 27 February 2022 in collaboration with Bird Protection Netherlands.
