Tag: Zoëy
Zoëy about centipedes and millipedes, because ‘what does that actually mean’?
Many people are a bit afraid of centipedes. “Not necessary,” the biologist emphasizes, “but I understand. With their long bodies, they are usually fast, so you often have a fright…
Zoëy about the climate-smart forest: ‘We need to make the forests stronger again’
If we want to preserve forests, we must intervene, says Jacobs, “Now that it is getting warmer, you see that species are suffering. For example, the Norway spruce is having…
Zoëy about the buzzard: ‘The most common bird of prey in the Netherlands is having a hard time’
When you think of such a common bird of prey, you naturally think “it’s all over the place, you see it everywhere”, but when Eddy goes out into the forest…
Eddy Zoëy is looking for beaver bitter balls in Amerongen
He is a vegetarian and eats bark of trees, aquatic plants and roots of plants. The beaver is the largest rodent in Europe and can be up to 1.40 meters…
Zoëy is looking for the rare burbot in Vinkeveen, which only has sex when it is cold
It is an almost extinct fish with a strange name: the lota lota or burbot. The burbot does just about everything differently from other fish. No fish spawns that early,…
Zoëy about berries: ‘Of great importance for birds, especially now that winter is approaching’
The berry of the Gelderland rose is as red and glassy as a Kir Royal and the berry of the elder is deep black. But the most beautiful berry is…
Zoëy: ‘Gallic, becoming gallic, spitting bile, do those kinds of expressions have to do with these plant galls?’
Beech trees, oak trees, willows, but also herbs such as mint and even nettles can have galls. Plant galls are actually growths of the plant. The gall pathogen, an insect,…
Zoëy about poisonous plants: ‘Is it dangerous if I pick a field bouquet for my sweetheart?’
The giant hogweed, whose large leaves slope over the path, is also not a harmless plant. “It has poisonous hairs and can cause huge blisters.” Even elderberries do not appear…
Zoëy about lake bats: ‘They are very social animals’
Why Wieneke is so crazy about bats? “Well, as a little girl I heard bats quite well. Every time they flew over I looked up and said, what is that?…
Of course Zoëy: “The deer is easy to see from the paths, but keep the dog on a leash.”
The deer are doing remarkably well at the Leersumse Veld. Forest ranger Roel van Ark of Staatsbosbeheer likes to watch the deer population early in the morning. “They are creatures…