Dark Sky Tereschelling gives you a beautiful starry sky

The De Boschplaat nature reserve on Terschelling is the most beautiful place to enjoy a magical starry sky.
This nature reserve has been named Dark Sky Terschelling Park by the International Dark Sky organisation IDA.
This nature reserve in Terschelling is the first Dark Sky Park in the Netherlands

'The most beautiful starry sky in Terschelling.

What is a Dark Sky Park?

A Dark Sky Park is one of the darkest places on earth.
In the Dark Sky Park on Terschelling, you can enjoy the stars optimally in the dark and without light pollution.
The Dark Sky Park area De Boschplaat is also home to special animal and plant species that benefit from a natural environment

More about Dark Sky on the website of Dark Sky Terschelling

De Boschplaat, the Dark Sky Park
The De Boschplaat European Nature Reserve is almost a third of the island.
No people live on De Boschplaat. However, countless plant and bird species live here. You will be amazed when you enter this nature reserve. Did you know that around 70 different species of birds can be found on this island?

Tips for the Dark Sky Park
● The Dark Sky Park is most beautiful with little moonlight. This is during the new moon.
● Dress warmly.
● Take plenty of drinks with you.
● For extra visibility, bring binoculars.

Spend the night in Oosterend

After your Dark Sky adventure, you will want to spend the night in the peaceful surroundings. Oosterend is the easternmost village on Terschelling and also the most authentic village on the Frisian Wadden Island. Oosterend is surrounded by beach dunes, salt marshes, polders and the Wadden Sea dyke. All the characteristic landscape features of the Wadden come together here. Go on an evening excursion in De Boschplaat and then return to the peaceful village of Oosterend

Afterglow in the Dark Sky After your wonderful adventure in the Dark Sky Park, you can reminisce in Oosterend. Oosterend is also one of the few places in Europe that is most free of light pollution. It is with these natural features of Oosterend that the various Waddengoud entrepreneurs connect, from accommodation to farm shop.
Oosterend's hosts and hostesses work together a lot to give tourists a beautiful personal experience. `Various experience arrangements are created between companies. This cooperation puts Oosterend and its peculiarities even better on the map,` says Arno van der Veen, chairman of Stichting Natuurlijk Oosterend. Read more about Oosterend here

Will you take on the adventure in Terschelling's Dark Sky park?
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