Bourgoyen-Ossemeersen

It mostly consists of wet, often flooded, meadows interspersed with ditches and canals, and is an important wintering area for water birds.

Also present are smaller numbers of pintail, gadwall, shelduck, tufted duck and pochard.

Other nesting species include the hobby hawk, the Eurasian sparrowhawk, the lesser spotted woodpecker, the cuckoo and the tawny owl.

Land mammals include hares and rabbits, and many species of bats, mice and shrews.

The predatory mammals in the reserve include the red fox, the stoat, the weasel, the pole cat and the beech marten.