The Gardens, Ambassadors of Biodiversity

The 5 Faunistic Observatories

The Bird Island

Between the two branches of the river, a small island, uneasy to reach which preserves its quietness, has been organised as a Bird Island in order to provide them with a space where they can easily eat, reproduce and live peacefully.

The planting of shrubs which will bear fruits all along the year favours their stay and allow them to be prepared for tough winters.
This project is led with the Ligue de Protection des Oiseaux which, recognizing the nature valorisation approach of the Herboretum has granted the status of LPO Shelter to the Birds Island.

More than twenty different species have been identified, among which the middle-spotted woodpecker, black woodpecker, green woodpecker, great spotted woodpecker, blue tit, coal tit, long-tailed tit, etc. and water birds such as heron, common kingfisher, wagtail.