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Starting point Amer sud CAYEUX-SUR-MER At Amer Sud at Cayeux-sur-Mer Eau x u Parking e y Car Park situated alongside the a C sea-wall at Cayeux-sur-Mer f Galets o l l a From the car park at Amer Sud, w - follow the sea-wall a e Plage S

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l'Enclos Bourgeois This trail is maintained by the Teissedre © B. Syndicat Mixte Baie de Somme – D 102 Grand Littoral Picard (SMBS-GLP) Prairies Starting point: Car Water The Hable D’Ault park alongside the Cayeux-sur-MerFourrés Pebbles sea-wall at Amer Sud Low Avifauna Reserve Balisage Continuité d'itinéraire Mauvaise direction Changement de direction Reed beds On the Picardy coast, explore this Roselière Lands Cayeux-sur-Mer, Time: 1 hour 45 mins 13km from Saint Valery- unique and preserved site: the Hable Stony grasslands 0 250 500 750 1 km sur-Somme, 30km from d’Ault, former lagoon protected from the Abbeville. Distance:Montagne 5km Pointe d'Offoy Cultivated land sea by a wall of pebbles, is an important ornithological site. For more information: Sign posts Route continues Wrong direction Change of direction Route: easy • Tourist Offices: Cayeux-sur-Mer : 03 22 26 61 15 www.ot-cayeuxsurmer.fr Saint-Valery-sur-Somme 0 250 500 750 1 km Ault : 03 22 60 57 15 Cayeux-sur-Mer Pelouse graveleuse www.ot-ault.fr Abbeville • Syndicat mixte Baie de Somme - Spring Grand Littoral Picard : 03 22 20 60 30 Péronne This leaflet was created by www.baiedesomme.org Amiens SummerPelouse rase the Somme County Council • Somme Tourist Board: www.somme-tourisme.com 43, rue de la République - 80026 Amiens cedex 1 Autumn 03 22 71 80 80 www.somme-nature.com www.somme.fr WinterDune boisée

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Bas champs © P. Triplet - SMBS-GLP © B. Teissedre The Habled’Ault Avifauna Reserve heart oftheLowLands. frequent it. This walkwillallowyoutodiscover amultitudeofnatural habitatsinthe pebbles, isafavouritesitefornature lovers. Nolessthan270different speciesofbirds The Habled’AultisauniquesiteinFrance. The wetzone, protected byasea-wallof appreciate andrespectthearea”. in groupstotake alocalguide, tobetter seen. And Irecommendpeoplecoming the beach, thecliffsandseacanbe point fromthetopofsea-wall, where little aspossible. Irecommendtheview know howtomaintainit, anddisturbitas To preservethisnaturalarea, youmust and touristslivealongsideeachother. birds, plants, hunters, fishermen, walkers Council > Financialpartners: SommeCounty ONCFS, Hunting Associations, Farmers Conservatoire botaniquedeBailleul, > Maintnancepartners: de Somme-GrandLitoralPicard > Managedby: > Size: 168ha and WoignarueCayeaux-sur-Mer of and WildAnimals,Municipalities Littoral, NationalOfficeofHunting > Proprietor: Conservatoire du About thesite Syndicat MixteBaie biotope. Here, its wonderful Hable d’Aultand to preservethe have beenfighting “For 30years, I Hunter Alex Pion, Ault. Through the combined Normandy at Cliffswhichstart you haveof the asuperbview will findacarpark. From here Cayeau-sur-Mer, where you monument atAmerSud at near the The walkstarts VariedNatural Areas has keptitsname. now beenlost,thearea Even has thoughtheport numerous hideswillshow. has beencontinuedasthe traditional activitywhich waterfowl shooting,a for farmingandthen sea water, itwasdeveloped Once freeintrusions. of and fieldsfrom marine sea-wall toprotect dwellings by theGrand Barrement separated from theseain1766 The bodyofwaterwasfinally centre intheNorth ofFrance. the sitewaslargestfishing “port”. In theMiddle Ages, the word “hâvre” whichmeans The term“Hable” comesfrom A LittleBitofHistory pebbles andconcrete groynes. is todayreinforced by more by humanactivities,thewall Hourdel. However, madefragile course atthePoint of Le protection, finishingtheir forming awallofnatural alongside theLow Lands, pebbles. They thendriftup break andsmoothentoform the current, crash together, The piecesofflint,takenby flint. freeing blocksof chalkand and thefrost, theyare eroding, actions ofthetides,weather Sea Kale © S. Desanlis - SMBS-GLP

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