A provincial landscape is active in each province with the purchase, management and development of nature areas. Utrecht Landscape was the first of the twelve provincial Landscapes to be established in 1927. The initiators saw with great concern how many private forests and estates were sold as building sites or auctioned for high yields.
The foundation started in 1927 with eight hectares through the purchase of the Lockhorsterbos near Leusden. In 1928 the eighteenth-century country estate Over-Holland on the Vecht followed and in 1933, after difficult negotiations, the Eykensteinse Bossen (now Ridderoordse Bos) came into the possession of the foundation. The number of sites grew gradually. 1994 was a peak year, when the municipality of Zeist donated 650 hectares of woodland. Today, Utrechts Landschap manages 5,800 hectares of nature.
Vision and mission
Our goal
Promoting the conservation of natural and landscape beauty and cultural history in the province of Utrecht. This includes everything that benefits the quality of nature and the landscape in the province of Utrecht.
Our vision
Utrecht Landscape believes that a beautiful landscape, rich in nature and culture, is indispensable for Utrecht society.
Our mission
Utrechts Landschap actively works to preserve, strengthen and develop nature, landscape and heritage for eternity. It wants to involve people in this and offer them space to enjoy it.
Which tasks will Utrecht Landscape set itself in the coming years?
Utrecht Landscape has set itself the following tasks for the coming years.
- Maintain and develop our sites and buildings.
- Increase the supporters of Utrecht Landscape.
- Acquire new nature and heritage.
- Generate more income for the objective.
