Arboretum of the Fourneau Saint-Michel Fourneau Saint-Michel B-6870 Saint-Hubert The arboreta were established on the initiative of King Leopold II to observe the ability of the exotic species to adapt to our climatic and soil conditions. The Arboretum of Saint-Hubert was created in 1899 and covers an area of 5 acres (2ha). Amongst the most remarkable varieties can be found the Douglas, Grand Fir, the Great Fir, the Western Hemlock, the Japanese Larch and a magnificent beech all in perfect harmony. The arboretum is divided into 86 plots containing one or more variety. The labelling was entirely reviewed and educational panels, 13 in total, are located along the path. A visit to the arboretum can be combined with a 1.9 mile (3km) walk with educational panels, from the car park of Fourneau Saint-Michel. Guided tours for groups can be organised. Please send your requests to the quarters of the D.N.F., av. Nestor Martin 10a à B-6870 Saint-Hubert (tél. : +32 (0)61 61 21 20). Boulaie du Rouge-Poncé B-6971 Tenneville The Boulaie du Rouge Poncé is the oldest state owned natural preserve in the Walloon region. This status was granted as early as 1969 in order to preserve the only place in the Walloon region where you can enjoy on such a scale the surprising landscape of forest of young birch on peat soil. Typical fauna and flora of the Ardenne can also be found there. The site is located around 550 meters high (1500 ft) and is part of the forest plateau of Freyr, a few miles north east of the town of Saint-Hubert. It currently spreads over 91.5 acres (37 ha). Etangs de Freux B-6800 Freux (Libramont) Nature park of the two Ourthes rue de La Roche 8 B-6660 Houffalize  info@pndo.be Web site : www.pndo.be The park is located in the heart of the Ardennes in an area with plateaus and wooded valleys, splendid valleys, many little paths along the Ourthe and other little streams of clear water...So many assets than will delight visitors looking for a protected nature! Two fundamental poles determined its creation: the confluence of the two Ourthes, eastern and western, not far from the site of the Hérou (Engreux). The Fagnes du Plateau des Tailles's highest peak is about 650 metres high. Provinciale estate of Mirwart rue du Moulin 16 B-6870 Mirwart (Saint-Hubert) Tel : +32 (0)84 36 62 99 Fax : +32 (0)84 36 76 15  domaine.mirwart@province.luxembourg.be Web site : www.province.luxembourg.be This 1350 ha estate is first of all a magnificent forest with broad-leaved and resinous trees. Its fish breeding is also famous thanks to its top quality fario trouts. The forest is an example of sustainable management. On the plateaus you find beech woods with a few oaks, resinous trees, spruces and larches. On the edges of the streams you can see alders, willows and maples. The estate's remarkable history can be witnessed on different locations in the forest by means of interesting pieces of heritage (16th century blast furnace, ice room, old bridges, ponds...). Roseraie (Rose garden) av. des Chasseurs Ardennais B-6870 Saint-Hubert Saint-Hubert, native town of Pierre-Jospeh Redouté, has a rose garden planted in the public park in memory of the numerous watercolour works painted by Redouté which depict roses. The garden is composed of over 500 roses representing over 50 different varieties. This green space situated at the centre of Saint-Hubert is a welcome spot for a few moments of rest. The Baseille Natural preserve B-6971 Tenneville The state owned natural preserve of the Fagne of Basseille, not far from Laneuville-au-Bois, stretches along almost one kilometre on the right bank of a rivulet of the same name. It is a rather steep sided Ardenne dale where slightly over 10 acres (4 ha) have escaped the softwood planting practiced in the Ardenne since the middle of the last century. The site is therefore a witness of the typical landscape and vegetation at the bottom of the dales before the systematic afforestation.