The hides from Han Bouwmeester are another great place to spend a day (or a few days in). They are set up professionally and by using them you are also contributing to local wildlife preservation.
For my trip I got lucky to get a long sighting of a Goshawk. Raptors are such majestic animals and it's always a pleasure to see them when out.
You can book these hides for yourself. For more information, follow the link below.
Birds
I got several great encounters with a woodpecker, but the highlight was a Goshawk showing up and posing for some photos.
![Great Tit](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c1da3c4a-c7e9-439f-99b8-7c35f231fcf0/4501e077-481f-4a23-a9ea-b699ef4c5d57_rw_1920.jpg?h=23a7cbf490d949966e9216b6f1568b89)
Great Tit
![Great-Spotted Woodpecker](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c1da3c4a-c7e9-439f-99b8-7c35f231fcf0/8d2b9ce1-df3d-450f-96d7-9e24b7c96408_rw_1920.jpg?h=e086a02fb789e5ed7bd94428576257ff)
Great-Spotted Woodpecker
![Great-Spotted Woodpecker](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c1da3c4a-c7e9-439f-99b8-7c35f231fcf0/496d07eb-416c-4a34-aec4-a2c0b3dfa2b0_rw_1920.jpg?h=8d01a01281ffbe91999f3220e151848e)
Great-Spotted Woodpecker
![Great-Spotted Woodpecker](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c1da3c4a-c7e9-439f-99b8-7c35f231fcf0/2c438a6f-4fbf-49d6-b66e-8fc66fe02e51_rw_1920.jpg?h=48d9b9746ebc05934bb287d3cf0255d8)
Great-Spotted Woodpecker
![Great-Spotted Woodpecker](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c1da3c4a-c7e9-439f-99b8-7c35f231fcf0/92ad8c47-d4f8-408c-b845-d9b8bad42c63_rw_1920.jpg?h=d3cd423a9c93b9bdae083472b8203291)
Great-Spotted Woodpecker
![Great Tit](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c1da3c4a-c7e9-439f-99b8-7c35f231fcf0/6053ddc7-42dd-42e3-977a-4b164e5ddf47_rw_1920.jpg?h=58264b7f59b792bb421766fc316ffeac)
Great Tit
![European Robin](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c1da3c4a-c7e9-439f-99b8-7c35f231fcf0/c15da167-afcd-443f-a6aa-c48a25735c40_rw_1920.jpg?h=af4b9149c85a8b502d3575f2059cf9cf)
European Robin
![European Robin](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c1da3c4a-c7e9-439f-99b8-7c35f231fcf0/664a0877-973c-46de-b28a-b731eab38d25_rw_1920.jpg?h=c6d4b69fada238950c6e076cdd22d18e)
European Robin
![European Robin](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c1da3c4a-c7e9-439f-99b8-7c35f231fcf0/a6bc6b48-b847-430f-9316-e69bb5921f33_rw_1920.jpg?h=6c026488c33d653d01373a312e8210a9)
European Robin
![Eurasian Nuthatch](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c1da3c4a-c7e9-439f-99b8-7c35f231fcf0/d347335f-7975-4c01-b011-8accd05c33d2_rw_1920.jpg?h=caa0ad3363ed6244fc81e37fb01f2637)
Eurasian Nuthatch
![European Robin](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c1da3c4a-c7e9-439f-99b8-7c35f231fcf0/e41fe221-90ff-4f94-9c9d-ecd7d258eb38_rw_1920.jpg?h=198c299fe173dbedbd7c95b74281572c)
European Robin
![Eurasian Nuthatch](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c1da3c4a-c7e9-439f-99b8-7c35f231fcf0/1a8e6ee9-2237-4885-8af5-f2fa150c1120_rw_1920.jpg?h=eda152f71fc9a9d0818c08aabca00973)
Eurasian Nuthatch
![European Robin](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c1da3c4a-c7e9-439f-99b8-7c35f231fcf0/f9e9bb86-6844-43c5-a4d3-c001ba5cc1e9_rw_1920.jpg?h=03e61785596a707fe89177d341bf42fd)
European Robin
![Eurasian Jay](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c1da3c4a-c7e9-439f-99b8-7c35f231fcf0/88ed4d2c-fef1-4b4f-ad6e-4872f50fdd62_rw_1920.jpg?h=bb20cc2b83997f5ed8e45f93fb2b24c2)
Eurasian Jay
![Crested Tit](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c1da3c4a-c7e9-439f-99b8-7c35f231fcf0/fea7c2e4-49e6-477c-a19a-c2bde8a1406e_rw_1920.jpg?h=ce476a05929133d2a252b284767214dc)
Crested Tit
![Great Tit](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c1da3c4a-c7e9-439f-99b8-7c35f231fcf0/a55f7c5f-b0eb-4b67-baed-8d9dd904f17f_rw_1920.jpg?h=80d58423c14aabcdd906e5d2c66ef1c8)
Great Tit
![Eurasian Nuthatch](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c1da3c4a-c7e9-439f-99b8-7c35f231fcf0/772a1d0f-73f2-49e9-afee-520944323ede_rw_1920.jpg?h=77c11a0b58b86fc40f12a37788bb4d30)
Eurasian Nuthatch
![Crested Tit](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c1da3c4a-c7e9-439f-99b8-7c35f231fcf0/89cb253d-7dfe-4700-ab57-122033443585_rw_1920.jpg?h=bdc80bbbd8bb9ec24dfa62bfd2ad7295)
Crested Tit
![European Robin](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c1da3c4a-c7e9-439f-99b8-7c35f231fcf0/734093d8-f74c-4813-a825-c4b4018ac930_rw_1920.jpg?h=a88d838541474b4a30249f16df1037ab)
European Robin
![Great-Spotted Woodpecker](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c1da3c4a-c7e9-439f-99b8-7c35f231fcf0/05a5d91c-67fa-41a3-ba89-547d9b9f04b3_rw_1920.jpg?h=efb4aba1a9ba35fe399a1746acff57b0)
Great-Spotted Woodpecker
![European Robin](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c1da3c4a-c7e9-439f-99b8-7c35f231fcf0/ce766967-53d9-40b4-915c-b9319fc59cdd_rw_1920.jpg?h=d2b99963616ac8d56c9298148bc1b4d6)
European Robin
![European Robin](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c1da3c4a-c7e9-439f-99b8-7c35f231fcf0/d33f1013-51f9-4d71-bfa4-cc297955bbf9_rw_1920.jpg?h=2c2f9260ee3893049e02944194040044)
European Robin
![Great Tit](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c1da3c4a-c7e9-439f-99b8-7c35f231fcf0/f1a9b202-702c-41c7-9f1f-0fa8daaa0da4_rw_1920.jpg?h=14a48c26a3048f8a7ea436ba29741a6d)
Great Tit
![Eurasian Blue Tit](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c1da3c4a-c7e9-439f-99b8-7c35f231fcf0/5114bd67-afbd-4f89-83c6-033e4b1b7d90_rw_1920.jpg?h=fa90a7e1aae01ea6ff9f010047c4cfaf)
Eurasian Blue Tit
![Northern Goshawk](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c1da3c4a-c7e9-439f-99b8-7c35f231fcf0/5504772e-ab60-404a-874e-8f6e62115d55_rw_1920.jpg?h=8993063314a49a94bc7989b4698a6e8f)
Northern Goshawk
![Northern Goshawk](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c1da3c4a-c7e9-439f-99b8-7c35f231fcf0/6ea9989f-af06-4d4e-958c-8c9699223972_rw_1920.jpg?h=06f95c52b2639f93cc2d9b8988c51f08)
Northern Goshawk
![Northern Goshawk](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c1da3c4a-c7e9-439f-99b8-7c35f231fcf0/024b8c92-7f8b-4559-a971-8376cf2fd295_rw_1920.jpg?h=40703c535b266377b9738136ed839b88)
Northern Goshawk
![Northern Goshawk](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c1da3c4a-c7e9-439f-99b8-7c35f231fcf0/c1a88811-78da-40f9-87b4-669a976b33dc_rw_1920.jpg?h=33e424e6c64f41845097571cff5119fd)
Northern Goshawk
![Northern Goshawk](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c1da3c4a-c7e9-439f-99b8-7c35f231fcf0/8c78ebc8-be5a-4e76-91fc-9eff2f01682f_rw_1920.jpg?h=adc1fe93b61925f043e16d426969d496)
Northern Goshawk
![Northern Goshawk](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c1da3c4a-c7e9-439f-99b8-7c35f231fcf0/a39862ee-fe7c-48d9-9f52-a04b3c146dfc_rw_1920.jpg?h=33656470981cb4db898b49e29f965e78)
Northern Goshawk
![Northern Goshawk](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c1da3c4a-c7e9-439f-99b8-7c35f231fcf0/5c798032-ea59-4f28-be2e-aeaf7d53bae3_rw_1920.jpg?h=4768f81d08b27edcf15a09cd8c0673ec)
Northern Goshawk
![Northern Goshawk](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c1da3c4a-c7e9-439f-99b8-7c35f231fcf0/b3025456-c98c-4499-ba76-b8476243bf0f_rw_1920.jpg?h=59332907f233e5cd9bd513043ee807b4)
Northern Goshawk
![Northern Goshawk](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c1da3c4a-c7e9-439f-99b8-7c35f231fcf0/918f6f3a-bf91-4604-88c9-1d66054868f4_rw_1920.jpg?h=b278a1afda849e17c638d56fe09320d9)
Northern Goshawk
![Northern Goshawk](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c1da3c4a-c7e9-439f-99b8-7c35f231fcf0/cc28c94c-be63-467a-9f51-8dcedd060e75_rw_1920.jpg?h=d1f430677fd531255230dbe415075b53)
Northern Goshawk
![Eurasian Blackcap](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c1da3c4a-c7e9-439f-99b8-7c35f231fcf0/cc5ba28e-4d6a-454d-869c-a3c2c6ca3817_rw_1920.jpg?h=02e5e0300fcbcf5ff8b37f314cfdfc09)
Eurasian Blackcap
![Great-Spotted Woodpecker](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c1da3c4a-c7e9-439f-99b8-7c35f231fcf0/b1a06a1d-7ac6-4d2e-8f13-5d5a4745012a_rw_1920.jpg?h=04313c1b76c99e14165d95bff2924e1f)
Great-Spotted Woodpecker
![Great-Spotted Woodpecker](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c1da3c4a-c7e9-439f-99b8-7c35f231fcf0/8da16ac1-cf48-48c2-b59f-aad4e67a5ee6_rw_1920.jpg?h=1f37a6d03cab294179ff5bf1ac679c4d)
Great-Spotted Woodpecker
![Great-Spotted Woodpecker](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c1da3c4a-c7e9-439f-99b8-7c35f231fcf0/fe916d43-b149-434b-a77c-ee4f02f07b12_rw_1920.jpg?h=47dd504fd20f4201cb36332abb70a696)
Great-Spotted Woodpecker
![Great-Spotted Woodpecker](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c1da3c4a-c7e9-439f-99b8-7c35f231fcf0/e2115a46-f5fd-4cc9-b020-1364a75eee54_rw_1920.jpg?h=7b4c4f163f595965c577e147db64dba1)
Great-Spotted Woodpecker
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c1da3c4a-c7e9-439f-99b8-7c35f231fcf0/b2c1af40-10c8-496b-8702-3baeb3370a0a_rw_1920.jpg?h=740c7003127a3bb8e969dd0c94465281)
Northern Goshawk
Other animals
The most surprising sighting of the day however was not the Goshawk but was a pine marten coming for a drink. Unfortunately something scared it just as I was taking the shot and the only shot I managed to get was a blurry one (I should have increased the ISO, but that's hindsight). Still a fantastic and very much unexpected encounter!
![Unfortunately this pine marten got spooked just as I was about to click. Still a fantastic sighting to get in a hide!](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c1da3c4a-c7e9-439f-99b8-7c35f231fcf0/0aa0a5f3-ae1c-4d0d-883f-55d04df5389c_rw_1920.jpg?h=507225aa3a0beaa3bc88fff20f9e8c69)
Unfortunately this pine marten got spooked just as I was about to click. Still a fantastic sighting to get in a hide!
![Bank Vole](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c1da3c4a-c7e9-439f-99b8-7c35f231fcf0/e41dd261-ab64-457a-bee5-7c1ee447d207_rw_1920.jpg?h=b1e7e81d965d1fa1caad46d0bb18672f)
Bank Vole
![Red Squirrel](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c1da3c4a-c7e9-439f-99b8-7c35f231fcf0/55878914-1780-4774-8cc3-4ae1d1474643_rw_1920.jpg?h=542fbe9ccd928f269fccdccf8555e727)
Red Squirrel
![Red Squirrel](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c1da3c4a-c7e9-439f-99b8-7c35f231fcf0/6335ec09-7f05-46da-837a-d6e08d565156_rw_1920.jpg?h=81d1e2dd85f611ea0edaa3cbbf0602ff)
Red Squirrel
![Red Squirrel](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c1da3c4a-c7e9-439f-99b8-7c35f231fcf0/498ecfcb-e78f-4841-80e1-d92f9d54861f_rw_1920.jpg?h=b27b307c95862d24a97168c1d2ec307b)
Red Squirrel
![Red Squirrel](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c1da3c4a-c7e9-439f-99b8-7c35f231fcf0/0326164d-b5e0-4e12-8bc9-f0e5625e0827_rw_1920.jpg?h=c2249b25024460ffe5f5c98e0670260c)
Red Squirrel
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c1da3c4a-c7e9-439f-99b8-7c35f231fcf0/bcdbae46-0f53-466e-9e44-cc0e05c3a1bf_rw_1920.jpg?h=7baed66211ae23bd2d7ee61582bccd47)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c1da3c4a-c7e9-439f-99b8-7c35f231fcf0/cb3aa697-a431-4c64-9d1d-7d764a0ab161_rw_1920.jpg?h=8a183fd9be8ce90e95c4bb07d77eb242)
![Red Squirrel](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c1da3c4a-c7e9-439f-99b8-7c35f231fcf0/3db92559-c664-4ea2-ae92-6359eab636d7_rw_1920.jpg?h=51d383687a3d335ade590d0366b0a73d)
Red Squirrel
![Red Squirrel](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c1da3c4a-c7e9-439f-99b8-7c35f231fcf0/c03d679b-b815-4b00-b7ad-4609d204021c_rw_1920.jpg?h=f0343b6ea7ca716b48701822e06f37ac)
Red Squirrel
![Red Squirrel](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c1da3c4a-c7e9-439f-99b8-7c35f231fcf0/3d21848f-e84e-4896-8089-d7c5d2ddb167_rw_1920.jpg?h=a723212840aa2b7ff0aa316a138819c7)
Red Squirrel
![Red Squirrel](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c1da3c4a-c7e9-439f-99b8-7c35f231fcf0/35d6a3c4-b6bb-4b1c-b170-2231b8dcc950_rw_1920.jpg?h=15147262bf4e642c6fa9ee0786d7d766)
Red Squirrel
![Red Squirrel](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/c1da3c4a-c7e9-439f-99b8-7c35f231fcf0/e7f1a0a2-8fc3-4503-9987-a1c5fa3a75a6_rw_1920.jpg?h=6a9d1e9043efa7fe1eea5d651307ac7f)