LA CANOPEE à Marsas : panneau La Canopée
The game reserve
 
Landscaped Park Preserving Biodiversitly
We want to favour the preservation of natural environment, water lily ponds, wet areas, forests, country styled hedges, meadows where sheep are grazing, flowered honey-making fallows for the survival of bees coming from different beehives, and kitchen garden/orchard biologically cultivated for family consumption. The whole travelled by pedestrian byways which permit the discovery and the observation of the wild fauna (presence of the « cistude », an endangered species of turtle that can be seen from March to June), numerous bird species (nest boxes, and from October to march, the show of the winter feeding) and the local flora.
A commented and guided tour of about two hours is always proposed. In addition, the place is kept always open to the occupiers of the resting place, so as the picnic area situated next to the water lily pond.
 
Guide de visites Balades en Jardin
Characteristics :

Landscaped Park Preserving Biodiversity over 10 ha.
Game reserve since 1973.
Sanctuary for birds. (LPO : League of Protection of Birds)
Hedge, forestation, (mixed forest), combination hedge-fosse-bank
Wet area : pond, water meadows
3 km of forest nature trails
Nesting of numerous bird species (nest boxes)
From October to march : show of the winter feeding of birds
Some species of the wildlife to point : cistude turtle, (observable from March to June)  the genet, the kingfish, and lots of squirrels.
Since 1973, not a least gram of  insecticide or chemical fertilizer has been used on the place.
Flowered fallows honey making. (beehives)
A remarkable peduncled-oak tree of 30 m high and 3m30 of  circumference. (about 300 years-old)


Landscaped park with the seal of approval of the Horticulture Society of Gironde.
Visits guide « Ballades et Jardins »
 
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