Réserve naturelle nationale de la dune Marchand, National nature reserve near Dunkirk, France
The Dune Marchand Reserve extends across 113 hectares of coastal land, featuring sandy beaches, dunes, and wetlands between Bray-Dunes and Zuydcoote.
The French Ministry of Environment established the Dune Marchand as a national nature reserve in December 1974, initially protecting 83 hectares of Flanders coastal dunes.
The reserve incorporates former military structures transformed into shelters for bats and amphibians through volunteer conservation projects in 2008.
Visitors can explore the reserve through marked trails, with the main reception located at Ferme du Nord in Zuydcoote, managed by the Nord Department.
The reserve contains 337 plant species and 162 vertebrate species, including 140 bird species, with 35 nesting species in its diverse ecosystem.
Location: Bray-Dunes
Location: Zuydcoote
Inception: December 11, 1974
Website: https://lenord.fr/jcms/pnw_5321/decouvrez-la-reserve-naturelle-dune-marchand
GPS coordinates: 51.07306,2.50417
Latest update: June 23, 2025 10:00
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Les Moëres
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Fort des Dunes
4.6 km
Draak
6.5 km
Nachtwacht-Flyer
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Batterie de Zuydcoote
4.1 km
Viktor's race
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Plage de Leffrinckoucke
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SuperSplash
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De Westhoek
4.2 km
Calmeynbos
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De Grote Golf
6.5 km
Vicky the battle
6.5 km
Monument Leopold I
6.1 km
Museum Cabour
5.8 km
Église Saint-Nicolas de Zuydcoote
1.3 km
Le Camélus - Ferme Pédagogique
4.7 km
Sint-Pieterskerk
6.4 km
Krakeelduinen
5.3 km
Plage de Bray-Dunes
1.4 km
Chapel of the Oblates
6.2 km
Église Notre-Dame-des-Dunes de Bray-Dunes
1.4 km
Église Saint-Vincent de Ghyvelde
2.8 km
Christophorus
5.3 km
Eglise Saint-Amand à Uxem
5.9 km
Boundaries Of Infinity
6.5 km
Villa Saint-Florent ( Bray-Dunes)
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Chapelle du Sacré-Coeur
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