Located just a few minutes from your Les Rochelets campsite, the Parc naturel régional de Brière covers almost 54,800 hectares of marshland. Between nature and heritage, culture and tradition, this is an activity to add to your summer walking diary.
As the water flows
Looking to recharge your batteries for a day? Here, in this labyrinth of canals, far from the seaside hustle and bustle of Saint-Brévin-Les-pins, time flows differently. Forget your car in Saint-Joachim or Saint-Malo-de-Guersac and take a barge to discover part of the Brière marshes. A maze of waterways, streams and rivers intermingle to create the magic of a unique place. If between two banks, the lapping of the water has awakened a common snipe and her young. Let yourself be carried away… Unless you’d rather stay on dry land? Visit the Maison du Parc de Kerhinet, set in the heart of the picturesque hamlet, in one of the traditional thatched cottages of the Brière region. Choose the route of your choice from the Brière Regional Park’s 700 km of signposted itineraries. On foot, by bike or on horseback, alone, with family or friends, discover the diversity of this precious heritage.
La Brière, a diversity of landscapes
Herons, egrets, whiskered titmice, marsh harriers… Or white buttercups, milfoil, callitriches, pondweeds, marsh orchids… All protected species that live here almost year-round. Between marsh and bocage, the Brière is home to a remarkable biodiversity of flora and fauna. Birdwatching enthusiasts and nature-loving neophytes with a thirst for discovery alike will be won over by this spectacle.
An internationally classified site
In 1970, the reunited marshlands were designated the Brière Regional Nature Park. The Brière and Brivet marshes are an integral part of a vast network of wetlands along the Atlantic coast, between the Loire and Vilaine estuaries, the Golf du Morbihan and the Guérande salt marshes. Since 1995, the wetlands of the Parc naturel régional de Brière have been designated a Ramsar Site for their importance in conserving waterfowl populations. This international recognition aims to preserve the biodiversity of the planet’s most remarkable wetlands. In 2006, the Park joined the European Natura 2000 network. Awe-inspiring.
Ask for the program of guided walks and museum visits:
Les Maisons de Parc :
Fédrun
214, rue du Chef de l’île – 44 720 Saint-Joachim
Tel . 02 40 91 68 68
Kerhinet :
Village de Kerhinet – Saint-Lyphard
Tel : 02 40 66 85 01
mail : maisonduparc@parc-naturel-briere.fr
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