The decking meadows are the first concrete project in the new part of Gavers. You can walk dry over the wet grasslands via wooden paths without damaging nature. The province has restored the landscape here to how it used to be.
Eight listening poles
For families with children there is an educational loop with various islands. There, children playfully discover more about groundwater levels, aquatic animals, clouds, soil and biodiversity. They can look out over the area from a tree house. There are also eight listening posts in the area. For each listening post, comedian Wouter Deprez wrote a short story that suits the location. He gives voice to the hidden things that visitors do not immediately see: the swamp that talks, a mole that crawls through the different soil layers or a drop of water that tells the story of the soil. This way, visitors receive extra information about the area, without the need for a lot of text.
Wet nature is given every opportunity
“With the new decking meadows, we are once again giving wet nature every opportunity in De Gavers. At the same time, we are turning it into a place where children, families and schools can discover how important water, soil and biodiversity are for our living environment,” says Jurgen Vanlerberghe, deputy for the Environment, Nature and Landscape and Tourism.