Gulke Putten
Belgium, West-Vlaanderen
- Hiking
- Wildlife watching
natural landscape in Wingene, Belgium
- The park is home to rare species like the aardbeivlinder (strawberry butterfly) and groentje (green hairstreak).
- The park's biodiversity includes colorful waxcaps, known as the 'orchids of mushrooms.'
Rules and access
What Gulke Putten asks of visitors. Rules come from the park authority.
Trails
Marked routes inside the park. Colours are the waymarks you follow on the ground.
Blue Trail
Moderate
Red Trail
Moderate
What you might see
Wildlife and plants recorded in the park. Watch from a distance; leave no trace.
Viviparous Lizard
Zootoca vivipara · Rare
Hazel Dormouse
Muscardinus avellanarius · Common
Buzzard
Buzzard · Common
Galloway cattle
Galloway cattle · Common
Green woodpecker
Picus viridis · Common
Spotted orchid
Dactylorhiza maculata · Common
Getting there and planning
Nearest city: Wingene
Park facts
- Designation
- National park
- Established
- 1969