Forest of Bébour, Mountain forest in Saint-Benoît, Réunion.

The forest of Bébour sits at high altitude and features dense vegetation with tree ferns and epiphytes covering volcanic rock formations. The landscape displays the geological history of the island throughout its terrain.

The forest was originally known by a different name and received its current name in the 19th century. Settlement remained limited due to poor soil conditions for farming.

The name Bébour comes from the piton below the col, adopted definitively in the 19th century after Dr Jacob de Cordemoy's article in the Journal de Commerce of 11 October 1869; earlier it was called Bélouve or Bélous. Sixteen bird species nest here, six of them endemic forms of Réunion's heritage: the Papangue, Merle pays, Oiseau la Vierge, Tec Tec, Oiseau Blanc and Oiseau lunettes vert.

Access is by car through La Plaine-des-Palmistes, with multiple marked hiking trails available. The trails allow visitors to explore the area at their own pace.

Of the 32 day butterflies recorded on Réunion, six fly in Bébour, including two threatened species: Papilio phorbanta and Antanartia borbonica. Around 500 moth species are known from the island, about a quarter of them endemic; at dusk, Hippotion eson can be seen on trails, its caterpillar feeding on arum leaves.