'Onze Natuur' demonstrates that nature documentaries don't always have to feature the biggest, strangest or most exotic animals. Showing you the animals that live right under your nose is special in a not so different way. 'Onze Natuur' was created with the intention to make people appreciate the nature that's right there and care for it, and it absolutely delivers in that aspect.
The documentary takes us through the four seasons and shows us the effects it has on the flora, but mostly fauna of Belgium in a compilation of +-5 minute long short stories featuring said flora and fauna. Apart from the larger stories it tells, there is an unbelievable wealth of shots, that are merely used as transitions. Every bit of footage looks breathtakingly beautiful. There's a review below that calls 'Onze Natuur' unfinished and blames it for lacking story. Neither of those things are true.
I am seriously nitpicking here, but here are a few tiny details that bothered me. They portray winter as harsh and snowy, while in reality Belgium gets about three weeks of snow every year. (didn't make this up, this comes from the KMI). The music, while overall really good, has a few moments where it is so bombastic that it slightly distracts from the visuals.
The commentary is strong, and takes a more playful approach than the traditional sober documentary style. For some people this might come over as odd, but I thought it was rather likeable.
In summary, 'Onze Natuur' is a documentary that really punches above its weight. Made by a fairly small production team, filmed in a small country with generally unimpressive fauna. And yet, despite all of that, it is able to show us the nature hidden in the out-of-hand labyrinth of ribbon development that Belgium is today.