Least ConcernDunlin
Calidris alpina
The only national park in the world with a world-class art museum inside it (a Van Gogh collection), and 1,800 free bicycles to explore it
Area
55 km²
Designated in
1935
Region
Central Europe
Declared in 1935, it is a singular case among the world's national parks in holding within it the Kröller-Müller Museum, with the second largest collection of works by Vincent van Gogh on the planet, assembled by the collector Helene Kröller-Müller in the early 20th century. The park provides more than 1,800 white bicycles for free use, distributed around its entrances, a pioneering sustainable transport scheme running since the 1970s.
Ecosystems found in the Netherlands, where High Veluwe (Hoge Veluwe) lies.
What is worth looking out for this month in the Netherlands?
Now is a good time: Migratory shorebird passage in the Wadden Sea (March to May and August to October (wintering October to April))
Now is a good time: Migratory shorebird passage in the Wadden Sea (March to May and August to October (wintering October to April))
Which other parks are like this one?
Same country: Netherlands
Same country: Netherlands
Same country: Netherlands
Same country: Netherlands
Based on what we already know about this park.
Climate
Temperate
Threatened:,,
Netherlands
