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Forêts et étangs du Perche

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Forêts et étangs du Perche translated as the Forest and ponds of Perche is a Natura 2000 conservation area that is 47,681 hectares in size.[1]

Geography

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The area is a vast ecocomplex with a strong dominance of forest habitats, but also containing moors and numerous wetlands: ponds, megaphorbiaies, peat bogs, wet meadows.[1]

It is spread across 71 different communes all within the departments of the Orne and Eure-et-Loir;[2]

Some parts of this Natura 2000 site are within the Parc naturel régional du Perche

Conservation

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The conservation area has twenty-three species listed in Annex 2 of the Habitats Directive;[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Forêts et étangs du PERCHE" (PDF) (in French). Ministère de l'écologie du développement durable.
  2. ^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2512004 - Forêts et étangs du Perche - Description".
  3. ^ "EUNIS -Site factsheet for Forêts et étangs du Perche". eunis.eea.europa.eu.