national parks
Nature knows no boundaries in the Centre region. The 3 Regional Natural Parks, the Orléans forest and the Sologne region are just some of the well-preserved wide-open spaces that are such a pleasure to discover.
Little valleys, sunken ways, orchards in blossom and vast forests: the Perche area is full of charm. Hills and plateaux, hedgerows and lakes - discover the Regional Natural Park just an hour away from Paris.
In the heart of the Loire, part of the World's Heritage, between Angers and Tours, the Loire-Anjou-Touraine Regional Natural Park boasts landscapes and natural habitats of great value. Bocage, moorland and forests are accessible from the Park facilities along signposted tracks. Who knows, perhaps you will spot a beaver or a black stork?
On the edge of the Berry region, Brenne is renowned for the international significance of its waterbird population. The Regional Natural Park is home to a whole host of wild plants and animals: 300 species of bird and 59 of mammals, not to forget the 36 species of orchid.Try an excursion with a nature guide and keep your eyes peeled to discover the many facets of the "Land of a Thousand Lakes".
With more extensive forests than the Brenne area, Sologne is dotted with over 3,000 lakes! Rivers, meadows, moorlands and peat bogs are just some of the bucolic landscapes in which waterbirds such as the black-necked grebe frolic and a huge variety of plantlife thrives. The best way of appreciating the area is on foot on one of its footpaths.
Divided into 3 parts, the Forest of Orléans covers 34,700 ha and boasts exceptional flora and fauna, including no less than three species of eagle. Go to one of the observation points that have been set up and you might just see one.
Little valleys, sunken ways, orchards in blossom and vast forests: the Perche area is full of charm. Hills and plateaux, hedgerows and lakes - discover the Regional Natural Park just an hour away from Paris.
In the heart of the Loire, part of the World's Heritage, between Angers and Tours, the Loire-Anjou-Touraine Regional Natural Park boasts landscapes and natural habitats of great value. Bocage, moorland and forests are accessible from the Park facilities along signposted tracks. Who knows, perhaps you will spot a beaver or a black stork?
On the edge of the Berry region, Brenne is renowned for the international significance of its waterbird population. The Regional Natural Park is home to a whole host of wild plants and animals: 300 species of bird and 59 of mammals, not to forget the 36 species of orchid.Try an excursion with a nature guide and keep your eyes peeled to discover the many facets of the "Land of a Thousand Lakes".
With more extensive forests than the Brenne area, Sologne is dotted with over 3,000 lakes! Rivers, meadows, moorlands and peat bogs are just some of the bucolic landscapes in which waterbirds such as the black-necked grebe frolic and a huge variety of plantlife thrives. The best way of appreciating the area is on foot on one of its footpaths.
Divided into 3 parts, the Forest of Orléans covers 34,700 ha and boasts exceptional flora and fauna, including no less than three species of eagle. Go to one of the observation points that have been set up and you might just see one.
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