Discover the historical Atlantikwall at the Zeepeduinen and Slot Haamstede on Schouwen. This impressive defense line consisted of dozens of bunkers, including the Walvisbunker: a command bunker of the type 117a, located on the highest dune. From here, the Germans had command over all defense works on Schouwen during World War II.
In addition to the Walvisbunker, there are many other bunkers to be found, including standard models that occur throughout the Atlantikwall, personnel shelters, and a hospital bunker. The Stützpunkgruppe Schouwen, an extensive complex of dozens of bunkers in the dunes of Schouwen and in the Slotbos of castle Haamstede, was intended to defend the coast and the Haamstede airfield against an Allied invasion.
Visit this unique location and discover the history of the Atlantikwall and the Walvisbunker. Admire the armored observation dome on the roof of the bunker and see the spaces for a radio, officers, supplies, and the machine gun post for the defense of the bunker itself.
Be very quiet. What do you hear? You might hear mallards, table ducks and shelducks quacking in the lakes. Or you might hear the plaintive call of the curlew and the song of the woodlark. Perhaps the tapping of the green woodpecker. The rustling of a lizard in the bushes or a creaking branch when a roe deer or fallow deer is on it. So, as you can see, it can be quite busy in the Sea Dunes. And if that is not enough, a few kilometres away is a gull breeding colony. So look and listen carefully, maybe the animals will show themselves.
Question 7: You will find several species of ducks here: the mallard and the shelduck. Which ones more? Take the first letter of the answer.