Tag: LEARNING SUM
Will the Utrecht Markiezeneik at the A27 be tree of the year? ‘Unique because he is so strong’
With a circumference of about five meters and a height of 30 meters, the tree is an unmissable sight. But the tree, which is hidden in the woods around the…
Exhibition honors the disappeared postal workers of Leersum: ‘The telephone box is now a junk room’
There has been no post office in Leersum for almost 20 years: the last one closed in 2003. Reason enough for the Historical Association of the village to summarize the…
Flower parade Leersum affected by extreme heat: ‘Half fewer visitors than usual’
“Of course we also look critically at whether there are other factors, but we think this really had to do with the heat,” says chairman Judith Hoogendoorn. “We have also…
Leersummers are putting the finishing touches to floats for flower parade: ‘This will be night work’
Leersum – Millions of dahlias are today butted, glued and pasted in Leersum for the annual flower parade taking place this weekend. And yes, it is painstaking work, but the…
Pumps instead of clogs: Leersumse corsogroep builds float with drag queen theme
It still takes some practice before the men of construction group De Heuvelrug: can walk 4.5 kilometers in heels of 19 centimeters high, without it looking too clumsy. The theme…
Utrechtse Heuvelrug estate owners receive millions in subsidy for repair work after falling winds
Many estates were also hit hard by the katabatic wind. For example, the star forest on Landgoed Zuylestein was completely swept away and a few trees ended up on the…
Have fun at Dikke Bandenrace in Leersum in the run-up to the start of Vuelta
And it was sometimes a lot of toil. Because while in a month and a half the cyclists will be traveling through the province on nice and light racing bicycles,…
Amateur archaeologist Jos Rams knows: there is still a lot to see about war on the Leersum heath
When you walk across the meadow, it is not immediately noticeable. Breeveen nature reserve is beautiful, there is peace and quiet, but traces of war? It’s hard for non-archaeologists to…
1 year after the fall wind: piglets again at Landgoed Zuylestein after the fall wind drama
In the fall they will start planting a new forest. A permit had to be obtained from the municipality first. “You might not expect that, because a year ago there…
Of course Zoëy: to measure is to know
‘Ordinary people’ should of course especially enjoy walking in nature, but ecologists such as Penelope van Wijhe also keep a real bookkeeping during their nature walks. What grows where? What’s…