Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Forêt d'Eu
This forest of beeches and
many more exotic trees covers
three large plateaux: Triage Forêt
d'Eu, Haute Forêt d'Eu and
Basse Forêt d'Eu. Among the
highlights are a spectacular view
of the Yères Valley from Poteau
de Ste-Cathérine, and a pair of
intertwined oak and beech trees,
known as the
bonne entente
(happy couple).
Forêt de Belleme
this forest is dotted with pools,
including the lovely Étang de la
Herse. Of its many splendid oak
trees, the most famous is the
Chêne de l'École on the western
fringes - 40 m (130 ft) tall and
more than 300 years old.
Forêt de Brotonne
Heart of the Parc Naturel
Régional des Boucles de la Seine
Normande, this peaceful forest
of towering oak,
beech and pine,
almost encircled by a
loop in the Seine and
reached by the
soaring Brotonne
Bridge, affords
breathtaking views. It
is home to deer, boar
and hare, and in
spring produces a
carpet of bluebells.
Forêt de
Roumare
With the Forêts de
Rouvray, Verte and La
Londe, this forest
forms a 140 sq km (50
sq mile) crown around
Rouen. Children will
enjoy watching the
roe and fallow deer
and wild boar in the Parc
Animalier (wildlife park) near
Canteleu on its eastern border,
where there is also a 15th-
century subterranean convent in
the caves of Ste-Barbe.
Wild boar, Forêt de Roumare
Forêt du Perche et de la
Trappe
Glimpse the characteristic
étangs
(pools) through the trees
from the D603, which
bisects these
neighbouring forests,
usually regarded as
one. A ramble here
might turn into a
mushroom hunt: the
ferny floor is a
breeding ground for
ceps and chanterelles.
Don't miss Abbaye de
la Trappe, home to
Trappist monks.
6
Dieppe
St-Valery-
les-Roses
English
Channel
Fécamp
1
Neufchâtel-
en-Bray
Etretat
Yvetot
Le Havre
7
0
Rouen
5
Honfleur
Deauville
Pont-
Audemer
Bayeux
Lisieux
Caen
Vernon
Bernay
Evreux
Thury-
Harcourt
Falaise
L'Aigle
Argentan
Flers
Dreux
Forêt de
Belleme
Like the Forêt du
Perche et de la Trappe,
Domfront
8
2
4
3
Mortagne-
au-Perche
Chartres
9
Alençon
Bellême
50
miles
0
km
50
For more on regional natural parks
See pp42-43
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