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Denzil Walton leads you through the forest of Tervuren, telling tales of saints, wild boar and upside down birds.
Cross the road and walk up to the chapel along the footpath. The second building that survived the demolition of Tervuren Castle is the Saint Hubertus Chapel. Hubertus was born in the year 656, probably in Toulouse, the eldest son of Bertrand, Duke of Aquitaine. He was addicted to hunting.
In 682 he married Floribanne, daughter of Dagobert, Count of Leuven. Unfortunately, Floribanne died during childbirth, and Hubertus retreated into the forests of the Ardennes to devote himself to hunting.Follow the Wildezwijnenweg, which is marked with blue-tipped wooden posts. This footpath is named after the wild boar, which is the ancestor of the farmyard pig. It was common through much of Belgium and can still be found in the Ardennes. Wild boar weigh up to 200 kg and can become aggressive when defending their piglets. But don’t worry; they are not found here. What you can find here are woodland birds such as the great spotted woodpecker, jay, sparrowhawk and nuthatch.
If you see a small bird climbing down a tree trunk head-first, it will probably be a nuthatch, as nuthatches are the only birds that regularly do this. They are named from their habit of wedging nuts in crevices and hammering them open with their bill.
It's a nice short history and walk description. Do you also happen to ideas or information on camping in Belgium? By this I mean natural camp sites near parks but most definitely not the normal campsites that exist in Europe. Our family has just moved to Belgium and we love camping in the parks of N. America but have not found campsites with the equivalent experience thus far so ideas in Belgium, N. France or Lux would be appreciated
It's a nice short history and walk description. Do you also happen to ideas or information on camping in Belgium? By this I mean natural camp sites near parks but most definitely not the normal campsites that exist in Europe. Our family has just moved to Belgium and we love camping in the parks of N. America but have not found campsites with the equivalent experience thus far so ideas in Belgium, N. France or Lux would be appreciated
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