Local flora & fauna
to preserve
Preserving flora and fauna
and discover
The Aveyron river is born in the neighbouring département, but it's in the Tarn-et-Garonne that it offers all its richness. Four tributaries flow into the river, forging the unique landscape of the Causses et Gorges de l'Aveyron and its wildlife. Tawny owls, bats, peregrine falcons, dragonflies... these are just some of the small animals and insects you may come across during your stay here.
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Our natural spaces
The Causses and Gorges de l'Aveyron boast an exceptional natural heritage, important to preserve.
ZNIEFF (Zones of Ecological, Faunistic and Floral Interest) represent 50% of the Causses et Gorges de l'Aveyron area. These areas are listed for their remarkable biodiversity.
There are also 3 NATURA 2000 zones on our territory.
- Aveyron gorges
- Aveyron Valley
- Causse de Gaussou
These sites are protected at European level because of their great heritage value, in terms of the flora and fauna they contain.
The wildlife environment
Protected species
Some of the species protected in the Causses and Gorges de l'Aveyron :
Flore : Aster amelle, Sabline des chaumes, Corbeille d'argent à gros fruits, Leuzée conifère, Amélanchier, Pistachier térébinthe, Filaria, Nerprun alaterne, Asperge à feuilles piquantes, Œillet du Roussillon, Phagnalon sordide, Osyris blanc, Jasmine shrub, Montpellier maple, boxwood, juniper, orchids, martagon lily, seven-leaved dentition, red duiker, spring scilla, two-leaved scilla, guinea fritillary, multiflora Solomon's seal...
Birds Peregrine Falcon, Great Horned Owl, Tichodrome échelette, White-bellied Swift, Pallid Swift (rare sightings), European Kingfisher, Black Kite, etc.
Mammals Otters, numerous chiropterans (Schreibers' Minioptera, Petit/Grand Murin, Rhinolophe euryale)...
Reptiles and Amphibians Aesculapian snake, two-striped lizard, ocellated lizard, Helvetic snake, ring-necked snake, viperine snake, agile frog, green lizard, two-striped lizard, southern treefrog, etc.
Insects Odonata: a wide variety of Odonata, including the Tortoiseshell, Gizzard and Mercury...
