Where to watch our wildlife ? - Parc Naturel Régional des Marais du ...
Where to watch our wildlife ? - Parc Naturel Régional des Marais du ...
Where to watch our wildlife ? - Parc Naturel Régional des Marais du ...
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The East coast seashore<br />
from Utah-Beach <strong>to</strong> Morsalines<br />
49.45053, -1.21653<br />
From Utah-Beach <strong>to</strong> Morsalines is a long beach sometimes backed by low<br />
<strong>du</strong>nes (Utah-Beach, Fontenay-sur-Mer). Towards the north near the Cul<br />
de Loup spit the substrate becomes muddier allowing the development of<br />
a small salt-marsh between Lestre and Crasville. The streams that drain<br />
the east side of the marshes flow on<strong>to</strong> the beach via sluices constructed<br />
on the <strong>du</strong>nes or dykes whereas the Sinope estuary has a more natural<br />
configuration.<br />
Look for<br />
High beach flora ( 2 Sea rocket,<br />
Sea kale…), sand <strong>du</strong>ne flora<br />
( 4 Marsh heleborine, Adders<strong>to</strong>ngue,<br />
Creeping willow…).<br />
Breeding Shel<strong>du</strong>ck and 3 Kentish<br />
plover.<br />
Thousands of resting and overwintering<br />
birds (Brent goose,<br />
1 Dunlin, 1 Sanderling,<br />
Turns<strong>to</strong>ne, Ringed plover, Mediterranean<br />
gull, terns…).<br />
1 2<br />
3 4<br />
When <strong>to</strong> look ?<br />
April <strong>to</strong> June for plants.<br />
April <strong>to</strong> August for Kentish<br />
plover.<br />
August <strong>to</strong> March and May for<br />
migrant and wintering waders.<br />
Various sites <strong>to</strong> visit<br />
Islets and <strong>to</strong>p of the boulder beach<br />
at Lestre, shell beach at Saint-<br />
Marcouf, <strong>to</strong>p of the beach between<br />
Ravenoville and Audouville-la-<br />
Hubert.<br />
An incoming tide is best for <strong>watch</strong>ing<br />
waders.<br />
back <strong>to</strong> summary<br />
Crasville<br />
vers<br />
Monteb<strong>our</strong>g<br />
Morsalines<br />
Aumeville-<br />
Lestre<br />
Lestre<br />
Fontenay-sur-Mer<br />
vers<br />
Cherb<strong>our</strong>g<br />
RN 13<br />
vers<br />
Caen<br />
D42<br />
vers Quettehou<br />
D14<br />
D14<br />
St-Marcouf-de-l’Isle<br />
vers Sainte-<br />
Mère-Eglise<br />
Anse <strong>du</strong><br />
Cul de loup<br />
Ravenoville<br />
D15<br />
Quinéville<br />
D421<br />
D14<br />
Les Gougins<br />
Foucarville<br />
St-Germain-<br />
de-Varreville<br />
D421<br />
vers Sainte-<br />
Marie-<strong>du</strong>-Mont<br />
Ravenoville plage<br />
vers<br />
Utah-Beach<br />
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