Oudewater – If you happen to walk along the mountains of peat soil between Oudewater and Montfoort, you will not immediately notice that there is a special find. They are not bone remains or old pots and pans, but they are trees. They lay underground for no less than 4,000 years. It is a miracle that they have been so well preserved, says landscape architect Seline Geijskes of Staatsbosbeheer. “Look at that bark, it’s still completely intact!”
Peat soil Willeskop preserved trees from primeval forests that are 40 centuries old
