Réserve naturelle nationale du Pinail, National nature reserve in Vienne, France.
The reserve spans 142 hectares and contains 6000 ponds scattered across moorlands, forming a complex network of terrestrial and aquatic environments.
For over a millennium, people extracted millstones from this area, creating thousands of ponds that now characterize the protected landscape of the Pinail Reserve.
The Mouliere Forest connected to Pinail maintains the memory of millstone extraction activity through educational exhibits and guided interpretations.
Visitors can explore the reserve through a 2-kilometer discovery path equipped with information panels and observation points at no entrance cost.
The reserve houses 2700 species of plants, animals, and fungi, including the last regional population of Alcon Blue butterflies in Poitou-Charentes.
Location: Vienne
Inception: 1980
Website: http://reserve-pinail.org
GPS coordinates: 46.71750,0.53861
Latest update: June 23, 2025 09:54
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