The most beautiful forests to visit this spring in Belgium

It is probably one of the best known woods in Belgium. In a central position, this wood is lined with wild hyacinths in the spring, which has given it an international reputation. The Hallerbos is the most important and most extensive forest area between Zenne and Zoniën. The forest is a crowd pleaser thanks to the beautiful purple carpet of bluebells, which bloom around mid-April. The varied relief provides wonderful hiking opportunities and makes a visit to this forest more than worthwhile.

Huge, with its 100,000 hectares, this forest has been home to wild boar, deer and fabulous flora for hundreds of years. The possibilities for walks are, of course, endless.

Further south, on the border with France, the forest of the Pays de Chimay opens its arms to you. A fabulous setting of 44,000 hectares which sometimes crosses the border. This is a magnificent forest located in the southwest of Belgium with a varied biodiversity around the ponds and rivers of the forest.

Much courted by the inhabitants of Brussels, the Sonian Forest is the green lung of central Belgium, straddling the three regions. Magnificent, it has 4,400 hectares of woods. The forest lies in the Flemish municipalities of Sint-Genesius-Rode, Hoeilaart, Overijse, and Tervuren, in the Brussels-Capital Region municipalities of Uccle, Watermael-Boitsfort, Auderghem, and Woluwe-Saint-Pierre, and in the Walloon towns of La Hulpe and Waterloo. Thus, it stretches out over the three Belgian Regions.

Located in Limburg, this forest is both natural and perfectly managed. Hikers, cyclists and… doggies are welcome. Bosland is therefore home to many species that cherish this heath and fen area: the woodlark, the greenhorn butterfly, bone-breasted brindle, heather mace and the juniper bush. Large mammals such as roe deer and wild boars also find their home here.