Watch beautiful images of Texel's nature.

Luchtfoto van De Slufter VVV Texel fotograaf Justin Sinner

Get out and about in the Texel countryside! Look at the spoonbills, admire orchids and discover how the sea determines the landscape of De Slufter.

Nature

Aerial photo church Den Hoorn

Texel has 7 cosy villages. Their combined surface area would form the biggest city in the Netherlands.

Villages

Sea lavender in De Slufter with sunset

Spring, summer, autumn and winter: a stay on our island is wonderful in any weather. Experience the seasons on Texel. Discover for yourself just how

Seasons

Strand Texel 360 graden fotografie NAAMSVERMELDING

Summer

On Texel, it’s possible to find every kind of landscape you can find elsewhere in the Netherlands. Explore the 40 or so nature reserves yourself

Nature reserves

Zonsondergang in De Slufter fotowedstrijd VVV Texel Inez Vree 2

Discover the pearls of Texel nature in the Duinen van Texel National Park. We are happy to give you some tips to make your stay even better.

Duinen van Texel National Park

Haven bij De Cockdsdorp met zonsopgang Fotograaf Marcia Boomhouwer

The north of Texel has impressive nature reserves. Have you already been to De Slufter? Read more about the possibilities on this part of the island here.

Nature in the northern areas of Texel

Hoge Berg klein

Almost a third of Texel consists of nature reserves. In the middle of the island you will find a few that tell a lot about the origin of the island.

Nature in the central parts of Texel

Birds at the Vogelboulevard

The wadden dike on Texel offers a beautiful view of various special nature reserves. Nurseries for various bird species. Read more about it here.

Nature on the Wadden side

Black Angus cow

Discover the untouched nature in the southern tip of Texel. Especially on sandbank De Hors you can see nature at work under the influence of wind and sea.

Nature in the south of Texel

Zeehond met moeder op het strand VVV Texel fotograaf Mieke Bazuin

Many seals swim around Texel. Do you want to spot seals? Then join a seal tour or visit the seal sanctuary Ecomare.

Seals

Lepelaar met zonsondergang VVV Texel fotograaf Laura Noord

Texel is a true bird paradise. Hundreds of species occur here and rare species from the red list are regularly observed. Are you coming too?

Birds

Schapen op Texel VVV Texel

Texel has about the same number of sheep as inhabitants, almost 14,000. In the spring they are joined by about thousands of lambs jumping through the

Sheep

Schotse Hooglander in de duinen VVV Texel fotograaf Michou Hermans

For a long time, a large group of Scottish Highlanders grazed on the island.

Scottish highlanders

Lamsoor in de slufter VVV Texel fotograaf Simone Niebiossa

Texel has a rich vegetation. Rare species occur both in the dunes and in the grasslands. Read more about it here.

Rare plants

Sneeuwklokjes4

Texel is a real snowdrop island! During a walk or bike ride through De Dennen you will encounter many snowdrops in early spring.

Snowdrops on Texel

The Wadden Sea, breakwaters and De Slufter. Watch this beautiful video of nature on Texel.

Nature video

A piece of flower meadow

Your own square metre of Texel, where beautiful native flowers bloom from May until the end of summer, helping the island's insects.

Adopt a square metre of Texel

Westerduinen Franciska van Gortel 2

Various nature restoration projects are being carried out on Texel to protect and improve nature. Explore nature yourself with our walking routes.

Nature preservation

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nature video

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