La réserve du Hâble d'Ault 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 ’ Follow the path to the left that s d crosses the Low Lands n a L Take the path to the left w o Cultures L The Channal e h Observation Point T l'Enclos Boisements Mouchette Cultivated View point land Fond de vallée humide Be careful: The trail is not suitable for cycling or horse riding. Le Hâble d'Ault 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 Walk Exploring the natural sites Dune arbustive Summer 2012 Summer Updates and printing: imp. Cg80 - Translation: C. Carnel - - Carnel C. Translation: - Cg80 imp. and printing: Updates Written by: Nathalie Saillard - Design: L’Agence par A Propos A Propos par L’Agence Design: - Saillard Nathalie by: Written 4 Dune blanche Larris Mollières Bas champs © P. Triplet - SMBS-GLP Triplet © P. The Hable d’Ault Avifauna Reserve Follow the Low Lands pebble A Nature Walk “Chers” Pebbles wall in front of the sea. Claimed When you arrive at the Hable “Chès Cayeux” is the name for The Hable d’Ault is a unique site in France. The wet zone, protected by a sea-wall of from the sea, the Low Lands d’Ault Avifauna Reserve you pebbles in the Picardy Language. Blue pebbles, is a favourite site for nature lovers. No less than 270 different species of birds offer a great diversity of natural are in the Kingdom of the or grey, these pebbles are an industrial frequent it. This walk will allow you to discover a multitude of natural habitats in the habitats to the walker. Birds Birds: some 270 different wealth for the area. In their natural heart of the Low Lands. reign supreme here and Henson species have been counted state they are used for decoration, horses can also be seen in their here. The most common are: when ground, they are used in poultry pastures. These are handsome the Great Crested Grebes, farming and to make sand paper. A Little Bit of History actions of the tides, the weather horses of the bay, with their Shelducks, Great Cormorants, When processed, they make a fine Alex Pion, The term “Hable” comes from and the frost, they are eroding, beautiful coats the colour of Ringed Plovers, Common powder which is used notably in sur- Hunter the word “hâvre” which means freeing blocks of chalk and sand. All along the walk, a rich Pochards and Common Reed face coatings, ceramics and paints. “For 30 years, I “port”. In the Middle Ages, flint. ecosystem is unveiled to you, Buntings, to name but a few. the site was the largest fishing have been fighting The pieces of flint, taken by where ponds framed with reeds Use your binoculars to watch An Impressionist’s Painting to preserve the centre in the North of France. the current, crash together, and wet prairies alternate. Along them so as not to disturb them. In the springtime, the landscapes are Hable d’Ault and The body of water was finally break and smoothen to form the path you will certainly come painted with glowing colours. The tiny its wonderful separated from the sea in 1766 As you continue your walk you © B. Teissedre © B. biotope. Here, pebbles. They then drift up across Ringed Plovers, small mauve flowers of Wild Thyme compete by the Grand Barrement will look down upon the gravel birds, plants, hunters, fishermen, walkers alongside the Low Lands, birds that nest on the ground: with the yellow petals of the Horn- and tourists live alongside each other. pits, which are frequented by sea-wall to protect dwellings forming a wall of natural be careful not to leave the path, To preserve this natural area, you must many species of birds despite poppy. Rare and fragile, these flowers and fields from marine protection, finishing their you could disturb a nest. The know how to maintain it, and disturb it as their seemingly hostile nature. are protected, please do not pick or little as possible. I recommend the view intrusions. Once free of course at the Point of Le areas of pebbles, exceptional in sea water, it was developed trample them. point from the top of the sea-wall, where Hourdel. However, made fragile France, host a rare protected Lastly, you will return to the the beach, the cliffs and the sea can be for farming and then for by human activities, the wall plant: Sea Kale; in summer, starting point invigorated by seen. And I recommend people coming waterfowl shooting, a is today reinforced by more in groups to take a local guide, to better its white flowers brighten this walk between land and sea. appreciate and respect the area”. traditional activity which pebbles and concrete groynes. up the grey of the pebbles. has been continued as the About the site numerous hides will show. Even though the port has > Proprietor: Conservatoire du now been lost, the area Littoral, National Office of Hunting has kept its name. and Wild Animals, Municipalities of Cayeaux-sur-Mer and Woignarue Teissedre © B. Varied Natural Areas > Size: 168ha Wild Thyme in flower > Managed by: Syndicat Mixte Baie The walk starts near the de Somme-Grand Litoral Picard monument at Amer Sud at > Maintnance partners: Cayeau-sur-Mer, where you Desanlis - SMBS-GLP © S. Conservatoire botanique de Bailleul, will find a car park. From here Sea Kale ONCFS, Hunting Associations, Farmers you have a superb view of the > Financial partners: Somme County Council Normandy Cliffs which start at Ault. Through the combined Teissedre © B..