The Balgzandpolder is entirely designed for birds. You always see birds here resting or looking for food. At high tide in the Wadden Sea there are extra birds to be seen here. They can often be admired from a short distance via a viewing screen. Birds that you can see, for example, are spoonbills, many species of ducks, large groups of oystercatchers and redshanks and amongst them rarer birds such as spotted redshanks and greenshanks. In addition to the Balgzand polder, a bird rock was constructed at the end of 2016. And this was a success, as it is teeming with birds! Nesting opportunities for shore swallows have been created in the walls of the bird rock. The bird rock is five meters high and cannot be climbed by foxes.
Balgzandpolder
Nearby locations
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Padel & Racketclub Huisduinen
Paddle boarding by the sea? Book your court now at the club in Huisduinen.
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Triade – Huis van de Kunsten
Discover art and culture in a creative and inspiring home
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Letting agency CAN Vakantiehuizen
In the beautiful North Holland coastal area, with it's great diversity of landscapes, CAN Vakantiehuizen offers many cottages / bungalows in various parks in Julianadorp / Den Helder and Breezand. The accommodations are especially suitable for 4/6 persons (including accommodation for two and 10 people) and range from comfortable to luxurious (3 to 4 stars). In a number of holiday cottages / bungalows is smoking and / or pets allowed. Email: infocan@ziggo.nl
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Just Bricks
A shop with only Lego! Complete sets but also Lego merchandise such as lunch boxes and duvet covers. More than 1000 sets available that are not for sale in the normal store and are only available directly from Lego. The Lego specialty store!
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Bovenjan
Two comfortable apartments near the forest, dunes and beach
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Megabioscoop Kinepolis (cinema)
Kinepolis Den Helder opened her doors in building 51 in Willemsoord, the former shipyard and maintenance site for the Royal Navy in 2003. Various details of the Old Rijkswerf were left intact; Two of the halls were newly built against the Shipyard. The cinema has six halls. See the current movie program on the website.
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Powngtong Thais restaurant
Authentic Thai food in the heart of Den Helder, also for vegetarians
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Sail on board of the Tres Hombres
When you sail with the Tres Hombres, you will not count as a passenger, no, you're really a part of the crew! You come on board "with the safe holes" or you start at the lower rungs of the ladder. You learn the necessary safety knowledge for ordinary seaman, ship maintenance, steering, pay attention to changes, set sail and more. Then you proceed to sailor: Ropework, basic navigation and maneuvering under sail. Eventually after the necessary sailing time you have the experience to become a boatswain: leadership, harnesses, sail sewing, carpentry and ship seamanship in the widest.
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Foundation for Motor Boat Lifeboat ‘Dorus Rijkers’
The "Dorus Rijkers", together with the motor lifeboats "De Zeemanspot" and "Javazee", form the Helders Historical Lifeboats Collective