Plan Tureluur - Nature

Plan Tureluur is located along the southern coast of Schouwen-Duiveland, south of Serooskerke and west of Zierikzee.

Origin: Large-scale nature development project launched in the 1990s to restore the severely declining bird population in Zeeland.
Size: over 4,400 hectares, consisting of former farmland transformed into mudflats, ponds, and saline grasslands.
Landscape: a varied mix of wetlands, creeks, open water, reed beds and grasslands that change with the tides. Habitats for waders, geese and other water birds.
Observation Tower De Zuidkaap: distinctive wooden tower with panoramic views across Plan Tureluur and the Eastern Scheldt.
Birdlife: attracts tens of thousands of birds each year, including spoonbills, avocets, ringed plovers, redshanks and black-tailed godwits.

item 10170; 1 The Prunje, also known as the Prunjepolder, is the best-known subarea within Plan Tureluur.

Practical Information

Parking: From the car park at Flaauwershaven, you have an excellent starting point to explore this bird-rich nature reserve.
Routes: Discover the area via the various cycling and walking trails. Along the way you'll find information panels and picnic spots along the dikes – be sure to bring binoculars.
Tip: During spring and autumn migration, Plan Tureluur is at its most spectacular. You may witness thousands of birds feeding and flying overhead at once.

Furthermore Plan Tureluur is near the following sights: Observation tower De Zuidkaap (±20 m), De Prunje (Prunjepolder) (±1,5 km), Prunjehil (±1,5 km), Viewing tower Schelphoek (±3,1 km) & Creek Area De Schelphoek (±3,1 km).

Inlaagweg, Kerkwerve