In this talk, I will introduce families of foliations on the moduli space of Riemann surfaces M_{g,n} which we call Veech foliations. These foliations are defined by identifying M_{g,n} to certain moduli spaces of flat structures and were first defined by Bill Veech. I will try to expose their specificities, both of geometric and dynamical nature. If time permits I will try to illustrate how the case g=1 is linked to certain differential equations whose solutions are special functions of distinguished interest. This is joint work with Luc Pirio.