Visit a revolutionary re-wilding of the city environs at Oostvaardersplassen, where nature is being given the upper hand.

A 5,600ha wilderness is being created from the old polders, less than 20 miles from Amsterdam, with the introduction of herds of deer, ancient cattle, wild ponies and wild boar to mimic an ancient landscape. Sea eagles have recently bred in the Netherlands for the first time in 600 years, and below sea-level.

Oostvaardersplassen is being viewed as a model for future wilderness projects in Britain, and this ‘European safari’ can be easily visited from Lelystad, a €10 train ride from Amsterdam.

oostvaardersplassen.biofaan.nl/scientificcd/content.html

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