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Coteau aux orchidées
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Coteau aux orchidées - Coteau aux orchidées
- Coteau aux orchidées
- Coteau aux orchidées
The limestone hillside of the Fief de Chaux is located on the heights of a valley which is part of the Jonzac anticline (folding of the upper part of the earth's crust with the convexity of the fold facing upwards).
Category
Environmentally Sensitive Areas - Natural wonder
More details
A relict environment little modified by man, this limestone hillside managed by the Community of Communes of Haute-Saintonge is a real oasis of biodiversity.
It is home to numerous species of fauna and flora with southern affinities, as well as some fifteen species of wild orchids from the end of March to June out of the 35 species inventoried in Haute-Saintonge.
An interpretation trail illustrates the remarkable fauna and flora present on the hillside.
Since March 2007, a botanical trail illustrating 14 common country species has been added to the knowledge of the flora of the limestone hillsides.
A nature discovery outing not to be missed!
To help you find the keys to the hidden secrets of the Fief de Chaux hillside, the brochure "Les Orchidées sauvages de Haute-Saintonge" (published by the Communauté des Communes de la Haute-Saintonge) is available free of charge in all the tourist offices of Haute-Saintonge or on request from the Communauté des Communes de la Haute-Saintonge
On site, you will also find a distributor with an interpretation sheet for the orchids present on the site.
It is home to numerous species of fauna and flora with southern affinities, as well as some fifteen species of wild orchids from the end of March to June out of the 35 species inventoried in Haute-Saintonge.
An interpretation trail illustrates the remarkable fauna and flora present on the hillside.
Since March 2007, a botanical trail illustrating 14 common country species has been added to the knowledge of the flora of the limestone hillsides.
A nature discovery outing not to be missed!
To help you find the keys to the hidden secrets of the Fief de Chaux hillside, the brochure "Les Orchidées sauvages de Haute-Saintonge" (published by the Communauté des Communes de la Haute-Saintonge) is available free of charge in all the tourist offices of Haute-Saintonge or on request from the Communauté des Communes de la Haute-Saintonge
On site, you will also find a distributor with an interpretation sheet for the orchids present on the site.
Opening times
All year round.
Environments
In the country
Possible on site
Botanic trail
Services
Tour free of charge
Pets welcome
Equipment
Botanic path
