National Park De Alde Feanen (meaning: "The Old Fens", Frisian: Nasjonaal Park De Alde Feanen) is a national park in the Dutch province of Friesland, located around the village of Eernewoude (officially Earnewâld). The national park covers an area of almost 4,000 ha. It is a "nature reserve with a rich history, an area of international significance as well. Comparable areas are not to be found outside the Netherlands." It is the largest contiguous nature reserve on the mainland of the province of Friesland.
In the national park there are still many peat moss reedlands, blue grasslands and marsh marigold grasslands. More than 500 species of higher plants are found here, including various types of sedges and orchids. More than a hundred different species of birds breed here. In the winter, large numbers of geese, ducks and waders come to lay in the area. In early spring, several tens of thousands of waders such as ruff, black-tailed godwit and curlew can migrate.
At the end of 2006, a large part of De Alde Feanen was designated as a Natura 2000 area.
The area is of great importance to (water) recreation.
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