The Eksterheide is a vast 170 hectare nature reserve on the edge of the municipality of Beerse. In addition to a large amount of pines, you will also find oak birch forests, fens, heathland grasslands and wet and dry heathland. Some major works have already been carried out in 2009: the centrally located airport has been demolished and the original landscape (land dunes, heathland and shallow fens) has been restored. This made this part of the site attractive again for all kinds of plant and animal species, such as cricket and tree lark. Sheep help us to keep the advancing trees under control, while in the rest of the nature reserve grazing cattle and konik horses contribute to keeping the landscape open during a few weeks of grazing. In three new viewing huts you can view various water birds, but also birds such as the hawk, black woodpecker, tree lark and curlew are found in this area.