 | This article needs to be updated.(January 2023) |
There are numerous protected areas in Belgium with a wide variety of types, protection levels and sizes. The below list gives an overview of the most important protected areas.
| This article needs to be updated.(January 2023) |
There are numerous protected areas in Belgium with a wide variety of types, protection levels and sizes. The below list gives an overview of the most important protected areas.
As of 2025, there are six national parks in Belgium. [1] In 2022 two national parks were designated in Wallonia: Parc National de L'Entre-Sambre-et-Meuse and Parc National de la Vallée de la Semois. In 2023 three national parks were designated in Flanders: Nationaal Park Scheldevallei, Nationaal Park Bosland and Nationaal Park Brabantse Wouden. The De Zoom–Kalmthoutse Heide Cross-Border Park is partly situated in Belgium, but is designated as a national park only in the Netherlands.
| Photo | Name | Founded in | Area (km2) |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Hoge Kempen National Park | 2006 | 127 |
 | L'Entre-Sambre-et-Meuse National Park | 2022 | 221.29 |
 | Vallée de la Semois National Park | 2022 | 290 |
 | Brabantse Wouden National Park | 2023 | |
 | Scheldevallei National Park | 2023 | |
 | Bosland National Park | 2023 |
There are many natural parks in Belgium, including 9 in Wallonia (called Parcs Naturels).
| Photo | Name | Founded in | Area (km2) | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Hohes Venn – Eifel Nature Park | 1978 | 720 | This natural park is a transboundary park between Belgium and Germany. |
 | Burdinale-Mehaigne Nature Park | 1991 | 110 | |
 | Two Ourthes Nature Park | 2001 | 760 | |
| Upper Sure Anlier Forest Nature Park | 2001 | 720 | ||
| Attert Valley Nature Park | 1994 | 70 | ||
| Viroin-Hermeton Nature Park | 1998 | 120 | ||
| Scheldt Plains Nature Park | 1996 | 260 | ||
| Hill Country Nature Park | 1997 | 233 | ||
 | Gaume Natural Park | 2014 | 581 | |
 | High Country Nature Park | 2002 | 157 | 11.5% (1,840 ha) is Natura 2000 [2] |
There are many tiny nature reserves, including:
There are currently five landscape parks all of whom where founded in 2023.
| Photo | Name | Founded in | Area (km2) |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Vlaamse Ardennen Landscape Park | 2023 | |
 | Zwinstreek Landscape Park | 2023 | |
 | Hart van Haspengouw Landscape Park | 2023 | |
 | Grenzeloos bocagelandschap Landscape Park | 2023 | |
 | Maasvallei Landscape Park | 2023 |