34 - Biodiversity Park walk
Start: Espace Fabro à Bas-en-Basset
This easy family walk lets you discover a remarkable Natura 2000 site where the Loire runs alongside 13 ponds. Pond edges, forests, banks of the Loire: what a pleasure to discover, effortlessly, a changing landscape dominated by the imposing ruins of the fortress of Rochebaron, and to catch a heron by surprise as it takes graceful flight!
- Distance
- 7.9 km
- Elevation gain
- +36 m
- Elevation loss
- -36 m
- Duration
- 1 h
Route on the map
Base map © OpenTopoMap (CC-BY-SA): route licensed under ETALAB-2.0 via Données : Comité Départemental Randonnée Pédestre Haute-Loire · FFRandonnée · sportsnature.hauteloire.fr — sous licence ETALAB 2.0.
The feel of the route
The Biodiversity Park at Bas-en-Basset: One of the richest wildlife zones in Haute-Loire! The site lies on former gravel pits, now occupied by ponds on the bank of the river. The biodiversity park is made up of 13 ponds and the River Loire over an area of 200 ha, of which 80 ha are ponds and 10 ha Loire. This much-loved walking spot for nature lovers and families is worth a visit in every season! You are sure to see the famous black-crowned night heron (héron bihoreau), the emblem of the site, but also the cattle egret, the moorhen, the Eurasian coot, etc... and many mammals, amphibians, insects and protected plant species. This area is a true reservoir of biodiversity ... to be discovered in all weathers and at any time of day, to enjoy a unique and ever-changing light!
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