Park Schaveys, Public park in Linkebeek and Beersel, Belgium

Park Schaveys is a 55 hectare (136 acre) green area spanning across Linkebeek and Beersel, containing deciduous and coniferous forests, fruit orchards, open meadows, and water features that form distinct habitat zones. The land connects different landscape types into one continuous natural space.

The site originated from Hof te Schavei, a farm established around 1100, which changed hands when the Van Aa family sold it to Hendrik Van Witthem in 1482. This transaction marked a shift in how the land was managed and used.

The name Schaveys is a Dutch rendering of the French scavée, meaning a hollow or pit, a reference to the excavated ground of the site. The park grew out of the Hof te Schavei, a reclamation farm founded around 1100, and the wooded banks and hollow lanes still follow the old estate's relief.

The park covers 55 hectares of hollow lanes, orchards, meadows, woods, springs and marshes, so paths can be muddy after rain; wear suitable footwear. The terrain is hilly rather than flat, and the grounds are managed by the Agency for Nature and Forest. The main entrance lies in Linkebeek, in Flemish Brabant.

Inside the reserve, the Institute for Nature and Forest Research runs a study centre on vulnerable fish species: burbot, dace, crucian carp and brown trout. The facility is not signposted from the trails, so walkers pass it without noticing. The name Schaveys is a Dutch rendering of the old French scavée, meaning a hollow or dug-out pit.