On a serene morning on the Leersum field, an enchanting spectacle of nature unfolds.
The rising sun gives the sky a special orange-blue-purple hue, shrouding everything in a magical light. The low temperatures have turned the water into a layer of ice.....what a wonderful thing it is to be outside at sunrise!
The Leersumse Veld is the quietest place in the Netherlands. Carved out in the ice age by meltwater in the lateral moraine now called Utrechtse Heuvelrug. Deforestation and overgrazing depleted the soil over centuries. The Leersumse Veld became an area of drifting sand and heathland, which turned to peat in wet places.
Around the 18th century, the peat was excavated for fuel. This created the Leersumse Plassen. The heathland is grazed by a herd of Piedmontese cows. A stately oak-linden avenue and old rhododendron bushes recall the days when there was a country estate here. The ponds attract many dragonflies and birds, which you can observe from a bird-watching hut near the third pond. You can also take beautiful and quiet walks here.
                                
 
                                
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Schapen tussen boomgaardMoetwil en van Dijk - Fotografie Mill the Butterfly, pearl of the Betuwe, between the blossomsMoetwil en van Dijk - Fotografie
Mill the Butterfly, pearl of the Betuwe, between the blossomsMoetwil en van Dijk - Fotografie Twee bomen of 1 boom?Moetwil en van Dijk - Fotografie
Twee bomen of 1 boom?Moetwil en van Dijk - Fotografie Field flowersMoetwil en van Dijk - Fotografie
Field flowersMoetwil en van Dijk - Fotografie Magic morning lightMoetwil en van Dijk - Fotografie
Magic morning lightMoetwil en van Dijk - Fotografie Sheep in the fogMoetwil en van Dijk - Fotografie
Sheep in the fogMoetwil en van Dijk - Fotografie Cows in the meadowMoetwil en van Dijk - Fotografie
Cows in the meadowMoetwil en van Dijk - Fotografie BlossomMoetwil en van Dijk - Fotografie
BlossomMoetwil en van Dijk - Fotografie Threshing grain at windmill de SteendertMoetwil en van Dijk - Fotografie
Threshing grain at windmill de SteendertMoetwil en van Dijk - Fotografie Starling fly showMoetwil en van Dijk - Fotografie
Starling fly showMoetwil en van Dijk - Fotografie Barge on the LekMoetwil en van Dijk - Fotografie
Barge on the LekMoetwil en van Dijk - Fotografie After sunset at the Amerongen weir and lock complexMoetwil en van Dijk - Fotografie
After sunset at the Amerongen weir and lock complexMoetwil en van Dijk - Fotografie Orange tipMoetwil en van Dijk - Fotografie
Orange tipMoetwil en van Dijk - Fotografie Bee / bumblebee at workMoetwil en van Dijk - Fotografie
Bee / bumblebee at workMoetwil en van Dijk - Fotografie Tree with hay rolls at sunsetMoetwil en van Dijk - Fotografie
Tree with hay rolls at sunsetMoetwil en van Dijk - Fotografie Rusty tawny owl in the treeMoetwil en van Dijk - Fotografie
Rusty tawny owl in the treeMoetwil en van Dijk - Fotografie Blooming wild garlic in the spring forestMoetwil en van Dijk - Fotografie
Blooming wild garlic in the spring forestMoetwil en van Dijk - Fotografie Nostalgia: skating in a fairytale winter wonderlandMoetwil en van Dijk - Fotografie
Nostalgia: skating in a fairytale winter wonderlandMoetwil en van Dijk - Fotografie Natural goldMoetwil en van Dijk - Fotografie
Natural goldMoetwil en van Dijk - Fotografie The purple hues of the heatherMoetwil en van Dijk - Fotografie
The purple hues of the heatherMoetwil en van Dijk - Fotografie