"La Brenne", a region worth discovering :
Visiting “La Brenne” will let you recharge your batteries: located at the heart of France, it is a stop for migrating birds. Plenty of marked paths will guide you through a wild nature that is being protected since 1989 by the “Brenne Natural Park”, with the help of the local cattle breeders, farmers, goat cheese producers, and fish pond owners. Come see the wild flora and birds, watch the traditional housing in red sandstone, and marvel at the impressive and ever-changing skies.
Spring
You know spring has come when the cranes fly by. Life wakes up from its wintery slumber: European pond turtles poke their heads out of the water. At dusk, frogs and toads croak to give you a private concert. Various orchids blossom in specific places. And migrating birds make their comeback: various gulls and ducks alongside geese. Herons walk slowly by the water, looking for the next fish they will catch.
Summer
In the summer, the wildlife is booming: water lilies take over the fishing ponds while lapwing hordes swarm the fields. Everything is living together in harmony, as the cows and cattle egrets can attest.
Fall
Mist covers the ponds in the morning. It is the season for deer rut walking.
Winter
Ponds are frozen, frost covers the flora, the animals are hiding. It looks like time has stopped.
Skies of "La Brenne"
You will find a particular light in “La Brenne”. The ponds mirror the sky. Come once and you will come back!
Nearby :
- Maison de la nature (exhibitions, book sales …)
- La maison du Parc (restaurant with local food.)
- Natural Reserve of Chérine
- Bird observatories of Ponds “Cistude”, “Ricot”, “Essarts” and “Foucault”
- Marked Path of “Beauregard”
- Angling in the Claise river and in the “Rianvert” and “Mouton” ponds in Migné
- Animal Reserve of "la Haute Touche"
- Roman church in Paulnay
- Azay-le-Ferron Castle
- Roman church in Mezières en Brenne
- Bellebouche, Sports Resort 10 km
What you need to bring :
- Binoculars
- Walking shoes
- Bikes
Pond Draining and Fishing
Every year, from All Saints Day to late February, ponds are drained and professional fishermen catch the following fish with a special net: carps, perch, pikes, zander, tench and roach. It is highly spectacular: tons of fish wriggle before your eyes.
