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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. Geography 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. It is spread across 10 different communes all within the Orne department; #Condé-en-Normandie #Cauville # Dialan sur Chaîne #Les Monts d'Aunay #Pontécoulant # Périgny # Souleuvre en Bocage # Terres de Druance #Valdallière # La Villette Some of this protected site is within the area known as Suisse Normande Conservation The conservation area has five species listed in Annex 2 of the Habitats Directive; #European bullhead # Bullhead #Brook lamprey #white-clawed crayfish #Atlantic salmon The Atlantic salmon (''Salmo salar'') is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Salmonidae. It is the third largest of the Salmonidae, behind Hucho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Druance
The Druance is a river in northwestern France, flowing through the department of Calvados. It is 31.24 km long. Its source is in Les Monts d'Aunay, and it flows into the river Noireau in the commune of Condé-sur-Noireau and through Suisse Normande. It flows through three other communes, Terres de Druance, Périgny & Pontécoulant all of which are in the area known as Suisse Normande. The surrounding area of the river and its tributeries are a Natura 2000 conservation area, called 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. Geography The area is a mixture of shales, Brioverian sandstones then Ordovician sandstones, with which the wet meadows at the .... References {{Reflist Rivers of France Rivers of Normandy Rivers of Calvados (department) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Souleuvre En Bocage
Souleuvre en Bocage (, literally '' Souleuvre in Bocage'') is a commune in the department of Calvados, northwestern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the former communes of Beaulieu, Le Bény-Bocage (the seat), Bures-les-Monts, Campeaux, Carville, Étouvy, La Ferrière-Harang, La Graverie, Malloué, Montamy, Mont-Bertrand, Montchauvet, Le Reculey, Saint-Denis-Maisoncelles, Sainte-Marie-Laumont, Saint-Martin-des-Besaces, Saint-Martin-Don, Saint-Ouen-des-Besaces, Saint-Pierre-Tarentaine and Le Tourneur. Geography The Commune along with another nine communes shares part of a 5,729 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Bassin de la Druance. Population See also *Communes of the Calvados department The following is a list of the 526 Communes of France, communes of the Calvados (department), Calvados Departments of France, department of France. The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Inte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austropotamobius Pallipes
''Austropotamobius pallipes'' is an endangered European freshwater crayfish, and the only crayfish native to the British Isles. Its common names include white-clawed crayfish and Atlantic stream crayfish. Distribution It is found from the easterly Balkan Peninsula to Spain and reaches its northerly limit in Great Britain, as well as Ireland (where it is considered introduced), where it is limited to some regions only: its highest densities are in chalk streams. ''A. pallipes'' is the only crayfish found in Ireland, occurring over limestone areas in rivers, streams, canals, and lakes. In France, ''A. pallipes'' is found in streams such as the Mornante and Sellon, two small tributaries of the Dorlay in the Loire department. It is protected as a heritage species. It has also been introduced to Corsica, Liechtenstein, and Portugal (from where it is now extirpated). It was once found across most of Great Britain; however its distribution is rapidly shrinking, and it is recorded in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brook Lamprey
The brook lamprey (''Lampetra planeri''), also known as the European brook lamprey and the western brook lamprey is a small European lamprey species that exclusively inhabits freshwater environments. The species is related to, but distinct from, the North American western brook lamprey ('' Lampetra richardsoni''). Description The brook lamprey is a common, non-parasitic species that is endemic to Europe. Adult brook lampreys measure from . The body is highly elongated and dark blue or greenish above, lightening to yellowish off-white on the sides and pure white on the ventral side. Like all lampreys, these fish lack paired fins and possess a circular sucking disc instead of jaws, which is filled with blunt teeth. They have a single nostril and seven small gill openings on either side behind the eye. The brook lamprey can be told from the closely related river lamprey (''Lampetra fluviatilis'') by the fact that its two dorsal fins are more closely linked together. Distributi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cottus Perifretum
''Cottus perifretum'', the bullhead or miller's thumb, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Cottidae, the typical sculpins. It is found on both sides of the English Channel, native to Great Britain. It also inhabits Atlantic drainages from the Garonne River (tributaries draining from Massif Central) to the Scheldt in France and Belgium, and the Moselle and Sieg in Germany. It is considered invasive in the Rhine drainage in Germany and the Netherlands. This invasive population in the Rhine is an intermediate between this species and '' Cottus rhenanus''. Although this species is native to England and Wales it is considered to be a non-native invasive species in Scotland. This species was described as a separate species from the European bullhead (''C. gobio'') in 2005 by Jörg Freyhof, Maurice Kottelat and Arne W. Nolte. The specific name ''perifretum'' is a combination of ''peri'', meaning "around", and ''fretum'', meaning "straits", an allusion to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Bullhead
The European bullhead (''Cottus gobio'') is a freshwater fish that is widely distributed in Europe, mainly in rivers. It is a member of the family Cottidae, a type of sculpin. It is also known as the miller's thumb, freshwater sculpin, common bullhead, and cob. The European bullhead is a small demersal fish that lives both in cold, clear, fast-flowing small streams and in middle-sized rivers. It also occurs on gravelly shores of cold lakes. Further, it thrives in diluted brackish water of the Northern Baltic Sea. Description The bullhead has a large broad head and tapering body, large fins and a rounded tail. The eyes are located near the top of the head. To the distinction from the other freshwater sculpin species found in Northern Europe, it can be told from the alpine bullhead ''Cottus poecilopus'' by the fact that the rays of its pelvic fins are of similar lengths while the first and last rays are longer in the alpine bullhead. It can be distinguished from the fourhorn sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Habitats Directive
The Habitats Directive (more formally known as Council Directive 92/43/EEC on the Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora) is a directive adopted by the European Community in 1992 as a response to the Berne Convention. The European Community was reformed as the European Union the following year, but the directive is still recognised. The Habitats Directive required national governments to specify areas that are expected to be ensuring the conservation of flora and fauna species. This led to the setting up of a network of protected areas across the EU, along with 'Special Areas of Conservation', which together with the existing Special Protection Areas, became the so-called Natura 2000 network established to protect species and habitats. This directive is one of the main pillars of the European Union's system of wildlife and nature conservation, another being the Birds Directive. The Habitats Directive, together with the Birds Directive, are also called the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norman Switzerland
Norman Switzerland (; ) is a term for part of Normandy, France, in the border region of the departments Calvados and Orne. Its name comes from its rugged and verdant relief, apparently resembling the Swiss Alps, with gorges carved by the river Orne and its tributaries, and by erosion in the Armorican Massif between Putanges-Pont-Écrepin and Thury-Harcourt. The river has created a generally rugged landscape. Churches, houses and farm buildings have a style closer to what is found across the English Channel in the United Kingdom (i.e., stone buildings with slate roofs), rather than the timber structures of the Pays d'Auge. There are many outdoor tourist activities: canoeing, horse riding, rock climbing, hang gliding, kayaking, paragliding and mountain biking. Geography Suisse Normande is located at the end of the Armorican Massif. In the hills, small, steep fields are often bordered by thick hedges or granite dry stone walls and have dense vegetation. Mont Pinçon, is the hig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Villette, Calvados
La Villette () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. Geography The commune is part of the area known as Suisse Normande. The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, La Fresnée, Claude Fougère, La Villette, Les Forges, Les Poiriers and La Porte. The Commune along with another nine communes shares part of a 5,729 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Bassin de la Druance. Two streams flow through the communes borders La Porte and The Val Fournet. Population File:LaVillette 002.jpg, La Villette Church File:La villette postcard.jpg, Old Postcard showing Chateau de La Chalerie in La Villette See also *Communes of the Calvados department The following is a list of the 526 Communes of France, communes of the Calvados (department), Calvados Departments of France, department of France. The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommuna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valdallière
Valdallière () is a Communes of France, commune in the Departments of France, department of Calvados (department), Calvados, northwestern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 by merger of the 14 former communes of Vassy, Calvados, Vassy (the seat), Bernières-le-Patry, Burcy, Calvados, Burcy, Chênedollé (former commune), Chênedollé, Le Désert, Estry, Montchamp, Calvados, Montchamp, Pierres, Calvados, Pierres, Presles, Calvados, Presles, La Rocque, Rully, Calvados, Rully, Saint-Charles-de-Percy, Le Theil-Bocage and Viessoix. Geography The Commune along with another nine communes shares part of a 5,729 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Bassin de la Druance. Population See also *Communes of the Calvados department References Communes of Calvados (department) Populated places established in 2016 2016 establishments in France {{Vire-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terres De Druance
Terres de Druance () is a commune in the department of Calvados, northwestern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2017 by merger of the former communes of Lassy (the seat), Saint-Jean-le-Blanc and Saint-Vigor-des-Mézerets. Geography The commune is part of the area known as Suisse Normande. The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Saint-Jean-le-Blanc, La Moissonnière, Gournay, Terres de Druance and Saint-Vigor-des-Mézerets. The Commune along with another nine communes shares part of a 5,729 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Bassin de la Druance. The River Druance and four streams, The Pres Carreaux, The Parcs, The Vaux plus the Cresme are the five watercourses flowing through the commune. Points of Interest National heritage sites Eglise Saint-Vigor de Saint-Vigor-des-Mézerets is a fifteenth century Church that was classed as a Monument historique in 1928. See also *Communes of the Calvados d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Périgny, Calvados
Périgny () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. Geography The commune is part of the area known as Suisse Normande. The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Danne, Périgny and Le Bout de Là. The Commune along with another nine communes shares part of a 5,729 hectare, Natura 2000 conservation area, called the Bassin de la Druance. The river La Druance plus The Cresme stream are the only watercourses flowing through the commune. Population See also *Communes of the Calvados department The following is a list of the 526 Communes of France, communes of the Calvados (department), Calvados Departments of France, department of France. The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities ... References External links History and stories from Périgny Communes of Calvados (department) Calvados communes articles needing transla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
