Tourist office of la Tranche sur Mer: nature

TRIPS BY BOATS AND CANOES

"MAISON DU MARAIS " at Longeville-sur-Mer

By canoe or by boat in the canals. A pamphlet will guide you through the canals to discover the fauna, the flora, the traditions...
Opening :
- les 3,4 et 5 avril et du 10 avril au 02 mai 2010 de
13h à 17h (fermé le jeudi)
- mai, juin et septembre 2010 :
week-ends et fériés de 10h30 à 17h
- du 1er juillet au 31 août, 7 jours sur 7 de 10h à 17h
Tel. +33(0)6 86 61 14 18 (in summer) - 0 683 57 89 86 (in winter)
sports-longeville-sur-mer@wanadoo.fr

Marais Plaisance
Nautical area of the Marais Poitevin
Motorboat hire with no licence required, electric boat,pedalo, canoes.
N°1 Route de Nantes (à côté Super U)
17230 MARANS
open from 1st June to 15th September
Booking- Tel. +33(0)5 46 01 04 07 / Fax.+33(0)2 51 00 72 37

Damvix Jetties
small boats stroll, pedalo, canoe; in the heart of
the Marais Poitevin with or without a boatman guide.
Route d’Arçais - 85420 DAMVIX
Tel. +33(0)2 51 87 12 01 / Fax. +33(0)2 51 87 10 15
www.marais-poitevin-embarcadere.com - embarcadere.des.conches@wanadoo.fr

DISCOVER THE NATURE


	"LE TALMONDAIS GRANDEUR NATURE " Animation concerning the environment and the heritage of Talmond. Please ask for the pamphlet "A la découverte d'un Pays" in the tourist offices. Centre Socioculturel du Talmondais, 292, rue du Chai - 85440 Talmont Saint Hilaire Tél. +33(0)2 51 96 02 76/ Fax +33(0)2 51 90 64 88 http://cctalmondais.xooit.com - cct@club-internet.fr

PEDESTRIAN PATHS

In the forest, among the pine and oak trees, you will discover 7700 metres of pedestrian paths

Sentier de la Casse aux Lièvres : 2 700 m – 1 h

Sentier du Bout des Cabanes : 5 000 m – 1 h 45

Friends of nature, please respect the planting and the fragile dunes. It is strictly forbidden to cycle or ride a horse on the pedestrian paths. Remember that fire is the worst enemy of the forest. For your leisure, and at your disposal, there are a lot of picnic tables. In order to keep the environment clean, please don't throw your waste everywhere, but use the waste disposal units.

RANDO-DUNE

Discover the environment in the dunes

Within the framework of the contract for the environment along the coastline which was established in March 2003, footpaths have been created here in la Tranche sur Mer. "Rando-Dune" signifies an installation of explanatory panels concerning the environment along the coastline as well as the protection of the dunes in la Tranche sur Mer.
"Rando-Dune" in figures :
3 panels of general information situated in the centres of la Grière, la Terrière and la Tranche sur Mer respectively.

7 panels concerning the means of protection and the exceptional sites.
19 indicators concerning the plants in the dunes to be discovered on the site. The association for the protection of the nature (ADEV) has made the list of the differents plants in the dunes. (thistle, beachgrass...).
A marking out of 16 indicators reminding that dunes must be protected.

You will recognize the panels as well as the indicators due to the effigy of " Rando-Dune", a bird of the dunes which is an endangered species (charadrius alexandrinus).
How are the dunes formed?
The dunes were formed in la Tranche sur Mer 2000 years ago. There is a rich vegetation: the environment is dry and rather hot and calcaerous due to the great number of shells which have been washed up. Firstly, certain plants manage to bind the sand carried away by the win. From that moment, the ground level will rise.The sea must be prevented from intervening so that the dune can continue to advance. Due to the "Chiendent des sables" (agropyron junceum), a plant of the dunes, the sediment will accumulate.
The dune will fasten due to the beachgrass (agropyron junceum), the most represented plant in the dunes.
Later, behind the fastened dune, trees like the holm oak will grow.
However, the dune is fragile and will shrink due to the erosion. That's why it is important to protect it.