The Bentwoud is still a relatively young nature reserve. However, it is increasingly taking on the shape of a real forest. We go out with forester Jonathan who tells us about new plant and animal species that suddenly live very close to our environment.
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Jonathan is very enthusiastic when he talks about his working area: the Bentwoud. “It is fantastic to see that former arable land, with fields of sprouts, for example, is slowly changing into woodland. Hopefully we will be able to spot the pine marten or oriole here in a while.”
Other trees, plants, mushrooms and birds
During our walk on narrow forest paths it really smells like a damp forest. The forester points out the difference between the grass and forest landscape. Over the years, very different types of trees, plants, mushrooms and birds have come here. Think of ferns, mosses, blackberry bushes and special mushrooms. Forest ranger Jonathan knows many plant names by heart, but for the mushrooms we encounter along the way he also takes out his mobile phone with the recognition app ObsIdentify from his jacket pocket.
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Bentwoud. Photo: in the Zoetrermeer neighbourhood
Judas ears in the Bentwoud. Photo: in the neighborhood of Zoetermeer
Bentwoud. Photo: in the neighborhood of Zoetermeer
The mushroom photos clearly show the bald ink fungus, Judas ears and the white crested mushroom. We suddenly hear a bird of prey screeching above our heads. “It’s probably the hawk,” explains Jonathan. “These shy birds often stay above forest areas and they hunt pheasants and hares.” Other birds, such as hawfinch, great spotted woodpecker, golden flycatcher, buzzard and sparrowhawk depend on old trees for habitat. But the long-eared owl, chaffinch, blackcap, chiffchaff and great tit also feel at home here.
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Bentwoud. Photo: in the neighborhood of Zoetermeer
Mushrooms in the Bentwoud. Photo: in the neighborhood of Zoetermeer
In addition to the changed landscape, Jonathan is also looking forward to animals such as the pine marten, oriole, nuthatch and Eurasian tree falcon. “Many foxes already live here and even a roebuck has been seen. I’ve just never actually encountered it. The animal is clearly visible on video images from a webcam, but I have not yet found out where it is hiding. We call him the ghost of the Bentwoud. And the nice thing is that in the coming years more special plants and animals will be added.”