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Haringvreter

Haringvreter is a forested island in the Veerse Meer, situated between Kamperland and Veere.

Its name derives from the fishermen's nickname for seals — "herring gobblers" — that once sunbathed on the sandbanks here before the Veerse Gat strait was closed in 1961. That closure transformed the former tidal sandbank into the wooded island it is today.

Boats can moor at docking piers along the island's shores, and visitors will find footpaths and open lawns to explore. Scottish Highland cattle graze freely on the island.

Haringvreter is also a significant stopover for migratory waterfowl, attracting around 40,000 wigeons, smew, red-breasted mergansers, and goldeneyes from Northern Russia and Scandinavia each year.

Unlike some of the Veerse Meer's islands, which are protected bird sanctuaries, Haringvreter is open to the public.


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