Forest reserve Ticton A

Forest reserve Ticton A is a nature reserve in La Hulpe, Arrondissement of Nivelles, Wallonia. Forest reserve Ticton A is situated nearby to the hamlet Gaillemarde, as well as near the locality Kersselaerspleyn.

Type: Nature reserve
Description: natural reserve in Belgium
Also known as: “Oerbeukenbossen van de Karpaten en andere regio’s in Europa” and “Sonian Forest – Forest reserve Ticton A”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Solvay Castle and Fondation Folon.

Solvay Castle

Manor estate

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.

Solvay Castle is a château located in Wallonia in the municipality of La Hulpe, Walloon Brabant, Belgium. Completed for the Marquis Maximilien de Béthune as an imposing manor house on the outskirts of Brussels in the 1840s, the castle stands on a hill overlooking a lake set in a park with mature trees covering more than 220 hectares.

Fondation Folon

Museum

Photo: Trougnouf, CC BY 4.0.

Fondation Folon is a museum.

Domaine Solvay

Park

Photo: Abxbay, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Domaine Solvay is a park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Waterloo and Hoeilaart.

Waterloo

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Waterloo is a historic town in the Walloon province of Walloon Brabant in Belgium. The town is known mainly for the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 where Napoleon Bonaparte went down to his final defeat, leading to his second exile on Saint Helena.

Hoeilaart

Town

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Hoeilaart is a municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant, Belgium. The name Hoeilaart is of Gallic-Celtic origin, coming from "Ho-Lar," meaning a high clearing in the woods.