Bassin de la Druance
Bassin de la Druance translated as the Druance Basin is a Natura 2000 conservation area that is 5,729 hectares in size.[1]
Geography
[edit]The area is a mixture of shales, Brioverian sandstones then Ordovician sandstones, with which the wet meadows at the bottom of the valley, the wooded hillsides and woods at the summit all sit upon.[1]
It is spread across 10 different communes all within the Orne department;[1]
Some of this protected site is within the area known as Suisse Normande[2]
Conservation
[edit]The conservation area has five species listed in Annex 2 of the Habitats Directive;[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500118 - Bassin de la Druance - Description".
- ^ "Au fil de la Druance" (PDF) (in French). www.calvados-tourisme.com.
- ^ "EUNIS -Site factsheet for Bassin de la Druance". eunis.eea.europa.eu.