Réserve naturelle régionale des coteaux du Chemin des Dames
Réserve naturelle régionale des coteaux du Chemin des Dames, Regional nature reserve in Hauts-de-France, France.
The reserve covers 47 hectares across nine municipalities near Laon, featuring limestone hills, underground cavities, and grasslands along the Aisne and Ailette rivers.
The regional nature reserve received its official protected status in November 2015 through a deliberation of the Regional Council of Hauts-de-France.
The reserve contains numerous former quarries that now serve as shelters for various bat species, including substantial populations of Greater Horseshoe Bats.
Visitors can explore the reserve through designated trails while observing 24 regionally protected plant species and diverse insect populations in their natural environment.
The site harbors the Saint-Michel daisy, a nationally protected plant species, alongside specific grassland types found exclusively in the Laonnois region.
Location: Aizelles
Location: Chermizy-Ailles
Location: Chevregny
Location: Montchâlons
Location: Moulins
Location: Neuville-sur-Ailette
Location: Œuilly
Location: Paissy
Location: Sainte-Croix
Inception: November 13, 2015
GPS coordinates: 49.47588,3.71754
Latest update: March 13, 2025 16:31
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Vauclair Abbey
3.3 km
Chemin des Dames Memorial Chapel
5.2 km
Château de Chevregny
8.9 km
Église Saint-Évence de Chermizy-Ailles
855 m
Carrière de Froidmont
8.8 km
Basques Memorial
5.9 km
Église Sainte-Benoite de Craonnelle
6.2 km
Cimetière militaire italien de Soupir
11.6 km
Château de la Bôve
2.3 km
Château de Soupir
11.1 km
Constellation de la douleur
5.5 km
Pontavert National Cemetery
10.4 km
Église Saint-Martin de Crandelain
6.3 km
Église Saint-Martin de Craonne
6.6 km
Château d'Arrancy
3.4 km
Église Saint-Martin de Martigny-Courpierre
3.2 km
Église Saint-Crépin-et-Saint-Crépinien de Bouconville-Vauclair
3 km
Craonnelle National Cemetery
6.3 km
Église Saint-Martin de Chamouille
3.7 km
Château de Festieux
5.5 km
Soupir 1 National Cemetery
12 km
Cerny-en-Laonnois National Cemetery
5.2 km
Église Saint-Nicolas de Chérêt
5.1 km
Église Notre-Dame d'Orgeval
3.7 km
Arboretum de Craonne
6.2 km
Église Saints-Pierre-et-Paul de Cuissy-et-Geny
7.5 km
Église Saint-Pierre de Bièvres
1.9 km
Église de la Nativité-de-la-Sainte-Vierge de Braye-en-Laonnois
8.7 kmReviews
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