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Réserve Naturelle du Carpu

Brabant wallon  >  Belgium

Prairie du Carpu is a small area of marshy meadows and a protected Natagora nature reserve.

Added* by Kassandra Decloux
Most recent update 25 November 2020

Description

Réserve Naturelle du Carpu is one of the few remaining marshy meadows that once occupied the Brabançon valleys. The small area covered by the Carpu reserve is therefore a refuge area for the fauna and flora of the region. You can walk around it and see birds like Great Spotted Woodpecker, Little Owl, Common Buzzard, Barnacle Goose, Stock Dove, Eurasian Goshawk, Eurasian Green Woodpecker, Common Chiffchaff, Song Thrushand Greater Whitethroat.

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Français: Prairie du Carpu, réserve naturelle Natagora. Zone de promenade autour de prairies, où on peut voir Common Buzzard, Barnacle Goose, Stock Dove, Eurasian Goshawk, Eurasian Green Woodpecker, Common Chiffchaff, Song Thrush and Greater Whitethroat.

Details

Access

Easy to reach on foot from the parking next to the cultural center of Rixensart.

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Français: Il y a une possibilité de se garer sur la place communale de Genval (près du centre culturel de Rixensart). Lieu de promenade (choisir ses moments pour faire des observations!)

Terrain and Habitat

Grassland , Scattered trees and bushes

Conditions

Flat

Circular trail

Yes

Is a telescope useful?

Can be useful

Good birding season

All year round

Best time to visit

Spring , Autumn

Route

Unpaved road , Narrow trail

Difficulty walking trail

Easy

Accessible by

Foot , Car

Birdwatching hide / platform

No

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