Cap Gris-Nez: a major flyway for migratory birds
- Communes : Audinghen, Audresselles
- Owner : Conservatoire du Littoral
- Area : 94,5 ha
- Number of trails : 8
- Path on the SNS : sentier Les belvédères de 0,7km (accessible aux personnes à mobilité réduite), sentier du cap de 3,2 km, sentier de la courte dune de 4,2 km, traversée du sentier du littoral sur 4,1 km
- Continue the walks outside the SNS : sentier d’Odin de 7,2 km, sentier le Cap Gris-Nez de 27 km, sentier d’Onglevert de 5,6 km, parcours de marche nordique de 9 km, sentier des crans de 13,5 km
Facing the Strait of Pas-de-Calais, the Cap Gris-nez site has a European reputation for observing migratory birds. These cliffs, made of sandstone and marl, dominate the sea by about 50 metres. The aerhaline meadows on the cliff edge are worth a look in May, the flowering period of the Sea Thrift. The tip of Cap Gris-nez was redeveloped as part of Operation Grand Site in 2008 to support the arrival of approximately one million visitors per year. It is now accessible to people with reduced mobility. Lookout points offer breathtaking views of the Strait, Wissant Bay and Cape Blanc Nez, and you may be lucky enough to see seals swimming below.
Interesting fauna and flora
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Some rarer species that you may be lucky enough to observe on the SNS
- Southern Emerald Damselfly (Lestes barbarus)
- Common Midwife Toad (Alytes obstetricans)
- Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus)
Some common species present on the SNS
- Sea Thrift (Armeria maritima)
- Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)
- Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
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