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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Deugeniet
Deugeniet is a nice place where we welcome our guests for: - Breakfast, lunch & drinks - De best and tastiest apple pie - Other homemade luck Deugeniet has its roots in a big, life-long dream. We put our love in everything we do. Not just our products, but also our interior design and our way of helping our customers. We are also a day care place for people with a condition. They help us out in the service and in the kitching. Grown curious yet? Come on over!
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Society for the benefit of General
The department of Den Helder was founded in 1822 and is therefore the oldest existing association of the naval city. For a century and a half it had a pioneering role in education and development. The utility kindergartens, household education, the utility savings bank, these were all initiatives from this local department.
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Fort Oostoever
The title, Fort Oostoever, a half fort' is for the second time validity. Seperated by the Noordhollands canel alongside Fort Westoever the fortress on the Noordhollands canel. After the urge to expand of the council of Den Helder to get more space the fort was halved again. Fortress Oostoever is rarely visitable.
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Mega Den Helder
At Mega Den Helder, you can find a wide range of bathrooms, kitchens, sanitary ware, tiles, and flooring. We are the specialist in the field of bathrooms, kitchens, sanitary ware, and flooring in Den Helder. At Mega, you will receive the professional advice and service you would expect from a specialty store.
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Hotel Cape Horn
Hotel Cape Horn is situated at the Zuidstraat in Den Helder, near the city center and the old Royal Navy shipyard Willemsoord. You can walk right into the city center where you find loads of cozy restaurants. Or cross the little bridge to visit one of the museums at Willemsoord. Our hotel has free Wi-Fi. The rooms all have a television. We have a shared lounge near the accomodations.
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Restaurant “Costa”
Italian restaurant with an large menu with pizzas, pasta dishes, meat and seafood.
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Bruna
Looking for a fun or exciting book? We also have a large assortment of magazines, office supplies and postcards.
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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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Open air theater Helderse Vallei
The Helderse Vallei coordinates the performances in the open-air theater that is located next to the watchtower. Schools, theater or music associations and bands are free to use the theater in consultation under various conditions. These can be requested from the Helderse Vallei.