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Nikita Twaalfhoven 29.02.08 Biology One World IS4a The Hei The Hoorneboegse Heide, also known as the Hei, is owned by the Gooise Natuurreservaat (GNR), a caretaker for all of the wildlife in t' Gooi. The GNR owns 27 km² of heather and bush land, where walking and riding paths swerve through these hilly areas and dense forests. The heather is one of the largest ecosystems in Hilversum, containing many plants, such as 'dwergstruiken', struikhei', thorn bushes, herbs, mosses, and many birch, oak and pine trees on the surrounding land. The Hei was used many years ago by farmers to make manure for their farmland, to fertilize the crops. By placing cattle on the land, the farmers took manure rich soil out of it. Because of the constant work applied to the lands, only simple plants could grow there, such as the 'struikhei' you find today. In those days trees had no chance to grow in the...

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