One of the main attractions of De Panne is just its extraordinary natural richness.

Where the North Sea, the dunes and the polders meet, lies this green pearl of the Flemish coast: De Panne.
The unique harmony of sea, beach and dunes can only be found in De Panne, in this very south-western part of Belgium, the so called Westhoek ('western corner').
Westhoek The 340-ha-large Westhoek reserve is the oldest Flemish nature reserve (established in 1957). Together with the French Dunes du Perroquet (225 ha), the water-collection area of Calmeynbos/Krakeelduinen (105 ha) and the municipal Oosthoekduinen (60 ha) it forms the largest closed dunes massif along the Belgian coast.
De Oosthoek Oosthoek dunes. This large domain of 60 ha is community property and, because of its rich variety of landscapes, a visit to this area is more than worth its while. The eastern part of the domain belongs to the Calmeynbos. The actual Oosthoekduinen contain a dune dip richly grown with shrubbery (thickets) and surrounded by higher and less overgrown dune slopes. At the edge of the Calmeynbos, the Visitors Centre De Nachtegaal ('the Nightingale') is situated on the border of the Calmeynbos and the Oosthoekduinen, next to highly valuable dune areas and close to the Flemish nature reserves Houtsaegerduinen en Kerkepannebos De Westhoek and Duinzoom Oosthoek. The reserve is managed by the Nature department in accordance with the Flemish and European legislation regarding nature conservation.
Cabour Cabour dunes. The fossile dunes of Adinkirk/Ghyvelde are like a small belt positioned crosswise on the border of both countries. The Belgian part, called the ‘Cabour dunes’ or ‘Garzebekeveld’, comprises some 80 ha. It is a fresh water-collection area and as such property of the intercommunal water management society of Veurne-Ambacht. Guided walks are organised on a regular basis.
Houtsaeger Houtsaeger Dunes. The Flemish nature reserve ‘Houtsaegerduinen en Kerkepannebos’ (86 ha in all) lies between the habitations of De Panne and St. Idesbald. The once largely open and humid dunes area is presently for the greater part dry and thickly overgrown by natural dune thickets (shrubbery and young trees).