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Do not expect a spectacular purple bloom this year. Nature organizations warn for this. Due to the drought, health plants have been hit hard. In some places, the moor is even dead.
Among other things, this is clearly visible on the Veluwe, says Marjolein Koek of Natuurmonumenten against Omroep Gelderland. Normally, at this time, the moor begins to become purple. The highlight is around mid-August. The natural phenomenon is so popular that even excursions are organized.
But this year it will not be like the other years, warns Natuurmonumenten. "People who have booked tours, we warn that they should not expect a show this year, they do not have what they are used to."
Never experienced
At Kalmthoutse Heide in Noord-Brabant. a hunk of heather to die due to drought. That said the manager Ignace Ledegen against Omroep Brabant. "It's more common that there are brown spots when it's warmer, but I've never experienced that before."
Forester Lennard Jasper of Staatsbosbeheer sees a similar picture on the Noord-Veluwe. "I have not seen a heather field that is dying because of extreme drought," he says. "This is not the case of whole death, but you have many more brown spots: heather and crows are already dead because of the heat and scarcity of water."
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