Sauvagère Park, Protected heritage site in Uccle, Belgium.
Parc de la Sauvagère is a late-19th-century landscape park in Uccle, inspired by the English garden style. It has a pond at the foot of an artificial hill with imitation rocks and a Greek temple, plus hollow ways and raised paths. The woodland mixes beech with sycamore maple, ash, oak, hazel and sweet chestnut.
The park began as the estate of a castle, originally much smaller with a single grand avenue and clumps of trees. It was enlarged to its present size in 1910 and 1925. Most trees were felled during the Second World War, and the abandoned castle was demolished in 1957. Uccle acquired the grounds in 1964.
This green space serves as a meeting place where local families gather to enjoy nature together. The open areas and play zones are woven into the daily rhythm of the neighborhood.
The site offers walking paths to explore the woodland, a playground for children, and animal enclosures to visit. Plan to spend time wandering through the grounds, as the size allows for several hours of exploration.
The giant sequoia in the park measures 5.47 metres in circumference, the largest specimen on Uccle territory. The park also lies within a Natura 2000 habitat area covering the woods and open spaces of southern Brussels.
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