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Grand Marais d’Etaing: when nature is reborn after years of farming
- Commune : Etaing
- Owner : Conseil départemental du Pas-de-Calais
- Area : 8 ha
- Number of trails : 1
- Path on the SNS : sentier de 1,9 km
The Grand Marais d’Etaing is a great example of how an agricultural area relatively poor in biodiversity can be restored as a wet meadow recolonised naturally by protected plant species! This restoration is made possible by extensive grazing by Highland cows (hardy Scottish breed) and Flemish Red cows (local breeds). The old White Willows which, when pollarded, make shelters for animals such as the Little Owl, are also well worth seeing. Today, this site is home to 29 species of dragonflies, or 50% of the odonate species in the region.
Interesting fauna and flora
| Plant species | ♥ ♥ ♥ |
| Bird species | ♥ ♥ |
| Mammal species | ♥ |
| Insect species | ♥ ♥ ♥ |
| Amphibian species | ♥ ♥ |
Some rarer species that you may be lucky enough to observe on the SNS
- Blunt-flowered Rush (Juncus subnodulosus)
- Brilliant Emerald (Somatochlora metallica)
- Woolly Burdock (Actium Tomentosum)
- European Golden Oriole (Oriolus oriolus)
Some common species present on the SNS
- Broad-leaved Helleborine (Epipactis helleborine)
- Alpine Newt (Ichthyosaura alpestris)
- Common Frog (Rana temporaria)
- Seven-spot Ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata)
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Sentier de découverte
Chien tenu en laisse autorisé
Restez sur les sentiers
Interdiction de jeter vos déchets
Cueillette interdite
2 et 4 roues motorisées interdits