landgoed heidestein is a nature reserve on the utrechtse heuvelrug.

1870 1890 ages already amersfoort area barley buckwheat coniferous cut depleted driebergen drifts due fields forest forests grown heaths heidestein heuvelrug increased increasing landgoed large logging middle natural nature open overgrazing plain planted production reclamation reserve rye sand scale scattered sheep slowly soil turned utrechtse was wealth were wheat wood