The Buitencentrum Drents-Friese Wold in Appelscha serves as the visitor centre for the national park of the same name, one of the largest contiguous nature reserves in the Netherlands. Exhibits explain the park's heathlands, drift sands and forests, and walking and cycling routes start right from the door.
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A spider safari where you observe spiders of all sizes up close and from afar in the Drents-Friese Wold nature centre.
A guided Shinrin-Yoku walk through the forest where you experience the calming effects of nature.
A guided nature walk through the Drents-Friese Wold with a Staatsbosbeheer guide, focusing on what is seasonally visible in the landscape.
Discover which wild plants are edible and learn to forage them sustainably in the Drents-Friese Wold with expert guides from In het Wilde.
Certified guide Femke Banga leads a Shinrin-Yoku forest bathing walk through the Drents-Friese Wold, centred on the restorative calm of the woodland.
A guided nature walk through the Drents-Friese Wold where you discover the forest with all your senses. Suitable for all ages, including grandparents with grandchildren.
Children explore the Drents-Friese Wold with a nature guide, searching for animal tracks and small creatures. Each season brings new discoveries in the forest.
Guided walk across the Aekingerzand, the largest sand drift in northern Netherlands, at the Buitencentrum Drents-Friese Wold.