Home

Countries

Belgium

Explore 23 protected areas in Belgium, rated across 10 categories

Ardenne méridionale is the largest nature park in Wallonia, covering 94,465 hectares in the Province of Luxembourg. The park protects vast stretches of the southern Ardennes with ancient forests, deep

Ardenne méridionale

Bosland is the largest contiguous forested area in Flanders, spanning over 6,500 hectares across the municipalities of Hechtel-Eksel, Lommel, and Pelt. The park features diverse pine and deciduous for

Bosland

Brabantse Wouden protects over 10,000 hectares of exceptional forest landscapes in Flemish Brabant, including the renowned Hallerbos with its iconic bluebell carpet, the ancient Sonian Forest, and the

Brabantse Wouden

Burdinale-Mehaigne nature park covers 11,000 hectares across the municipalities of Braives, Burdinne, Héron, and Wanze in Liège province. The park is centered on the valleys of the Burdinale and Mehai

Burdinale-Mehaigne

Deux Ourthes nature park covers 76,000 hectares along the Grand Ducal border in the Province of Luxembourg. The park is shaped by the steep valleys of the Ourthe rivers and features dense Ardennes for

Deux Ourthes

Entre-Sambre-et-Meuse spans 22,500 hectares across five municipalities in Hainaut and Namur provinces. The park encompasses three distinct geographic zones including limestone plateaus, Ardennes footh

Entre-Sambre-et-Meuse

Gaume nature park covers 58,104 hectares across nine municipalities in the Province of Luxembourg, making it one of the largest nature parks in Wallonia. The park protects the distinctive landscapes o

Gaume

Grenzeloos Bocageland is a cross-border landscape park spanning 33,471 hectares across Belgium and the Netherlands. The park encompasses the municipality of Voeren in Flanders, municipalities in Wallo

Grenzeloos Bocageland

Hart van Haspengouw landscape park protects the fruit-growing heartland of Limburg's Haspengouw region, known for its vast orchards, sunken roads, and historic farmsteads. The park spans several munic

Hart van Haspengouw

Hautes Fagnes-Eifel is the oldest and largest nature park in Wallonia, covering 72,000 hectares in eastern Belgium. The park features unique peat bogs, vast heathlands, and the highest point in Belgiu

Hautes Fagnes-Eifel

Haute-Sûre Forêt d'Anlier encompasses approximately 82,000 hectares in the Province of Luxembourg, centered around the Haute Sûre basin and the Anlier Forest, the largest beech forest in Belgium. The 

Haute-Sûre Forêt d'Anlier

Hauts-Pays nature park covers approximately 17,000 hectares south of Mons in Hainaut province. The park protects a landscape of forests, rivers, and rural countryside with significant Natura 2000 area

Hauts-Pays

Hoge Kempen is Belgium's first and only national park, characterized by vast pine forests, purple flowering heathland, and sandy dunes. The park features unique landscapes formed by historical mining 

Hoge Kempen

Pays des Collines nature park covers 23,327 hectares of distinctive hilly landscapes in Hainaut province near Ath and Tournai. The undulating terrain features small forests, hedgerow-lined fields, and

Pays des Collines

Plaines de l'Escaut nature park covers 26,500 hectares across the alluvial plains of the Scheldt River in Hainaut province. The park forms part of a cross-border European nature park with France's Sca

Plaines de l'Escaut

Rivierpark Maasvallei is a cross-border landscape park along the Meuse River, covering 12,930 hectares across Belgium and the Netherlands. The Belgian portion spans Lanaken, Maasmechelen, Dilsen-Stokk

Rivierpark Maasvallei

Scheldevallei encompasses the dynamic floodplains of the River Scheldt, spanning portions of East Flanders and Antwerp provinces. The park protects tidal marshes, wet grasslands, and riparian forests 

Scheldevallei

Sources nature park extends over 15,000 hectares across the municipalities of Spa and Stoumont in Liège province. Named for the famous mineral springs of Spa, the park protects densely forested and hu

Sources

Vallée de la Semois protects nearly 29,000 hectares of deeply meandering river valleys, ancient forests, and dramatic cliff formations in the Belgian provinces of Namur and Luxembourg. The winding Sem

Vallée de la Semois

Vallée de l'Attert is a compact nature park covering 7,195 hectares whose perimeter coincides exactly with the limits of the Attert municipality in the Province of Luxembourg. The park protects the pi

Vallée de l'Attert

Viroin-Hermeton nature park spans 48,000 hectares across both the Ardenne and the Calestienne geological regions in Namur province. It has the highest density of Natura 2000 areas and nature reserves 

Viroin-Hermeton

Vlaamse Ardennen landscape park covers 24,470 hectares in the hilly south of East Flanders province. The park features the rolling hills famous from cycling's Tour of Flanders, with small forests, hed

Vlaamse Ardennen

Zwinstreek landscape park spans 21,881 hectares on the Flemish coast, extending from Bruges and Knokke-Heist through Damme, Maldegem, and Sint-Laureins. It also extends across the border into the Neth

National Parks in Belgium

Top 10 Parks in Belgium

Vallée de la Semois

Hautes Fagnes-Eifel

Viroin-Hermeton

Zwinstreek

Ardenne méridionale

Brabantse Wouden

Gaume

Haute-Sûre Forêt d'Anlier

Deux Ourthes

Entre-Sambre-et-Meuse

Top Parks by Category

Top 10 Parks for Uniqueness in Belgium

Hautes Fagnes-Eifel

Zwinstreek

Vallée de la Semois

Viroin-Hermeton

Brabantse Wouden

Haute-Sûre Forêt d'Anlier

Scheldevallei

Gaume

Ardenne méridionale

Entre-Sambre-et-Meuse

All Parks (23)

Vallée de la Semois

Viroin-Hermeton

Hautes Fagnes-Eifel

Zwinstreek

Brabantse Wouden

Ardenne méridionale

Gaume

Haute-Sûre Forêt d'Anlier

Deux Ourthes

All Parks A–Z

A

B

D

E

G

H

P

R

S

V

Z