Réserve naturelle régionale du Bois des Roches, Regional nature reserve in Pouligny-Saint-Pierre, Indre, France

Bois des Roches is a protected regional site featuring limestone cliffs, grasslands, and cave formations spread across the Creuse Valley landscape. The reserve includes a mix of rocky outcrops and open grassy areas that support different types of vegetation and wildlife.

Human settlements existed here during the Upper Paleolithic period, leaving behind shelters and artifacts within the limestone formations. Systematic investigation of these ancient remains took place over many decades throughout the 20th century.

The name comes from the hamlet of Les Roches, southwest of Pouligny-Saint-Pierre. Since 2000, sheep of the Berrichon de l'Indre breed have grazed 0.8 hectares of limestone grassland to keep it open. Excavations between 1885 and 1978 uncovered archaeological material at five sites in the woods.

A walking path winds through the reserve with information boards explaining the landscape and its features. Wear sturdy footwear since the terrain includes rocky areas and uneven ground.

The reserve's lower Chabot cave shelters a breeding colony of the greater horseshoe bat, a regional priority. Between 200 and 250 greater mouse-eared bats, about 4% of the French population, have been counted in transit in the Puits and upper Chabot caves during autumn migration, though breeding there has never been confirmed.