Champ-Pittet

Nord-Vaudois > Switzerland

One of the two nature centres on the biggest low marshes of Switzerland (the Grande-Cariçaie).

Added* by Sylvain Antoniazza
Most recent update 7 June 2020

Description

The area is nice and so is the nature centre. The birds encountered are often not for hardcore birding, but there are always nice surprices and sometimes very nice surprises. Two kilometres of trail, much of it on wooden walkways, take you over the marshy ponds and meadows of the Champ-Pittet site. There is a bird hide and an observation tower.

Details

Access

There is a train station just at the nature centre (Yverdon-Champ-Pittet), on the line Yverdon-Fribourg.

There is also a parking at the nature centre.

Terrain and Habitat

Forest , Wetland , Lake

Conditions

Flat , Wet , High water possible

Circular trail

Yes

Is a telescope useful?

Can be useful

Good birding season

All year round , Spring , Autumn , Winter

Best time to visit

Spring , Spring migration

Route

Unpaved road , Wide path

Difficulty walking trail

Easy

Accessible by

Foot , Wheelchair

Birdwatching hide / platform

Yes

Extra info

Pro Natura, one of the biggest nature conservation NGO in Switzerland has one of his nature centre in an old building here.

The "association de la Grande-Cariçaie" which monitore and conserve the "Grande-Cariçaie" which is the biggest low marshes of Switzerland (along the southern shore of Lake Neuchâtel), also has is team based here.