Sites d'Ecouves explained

Sites d'Ecouves is a Natura 2000 site within the Orne department. The protected area is based on the Cance River.^[1]

Geography

The area is 1,630 hectares in size and is located on one of the last foothills of the eastern Armorican base, the Ecouves massif.^[2]

It is spread across nine different communes all within the Orne department;^[3]

1. La Bellière
   1. Boischampré Boucé
2. Le Cercueil
3. Fleuré
4. Francheville
5. La Lande-de-Goult
6. Montmerrei
7. Tanville

Some of the protected site is within the Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park.^[4]

Conservation

The conservation area has eighteen species listed in Annex 2 of the Habitats Directive;^[5]

1. Northern crested newt
   1. European bullhead Cottus perifretum
2. Brook lamprey
3. White-clawed crayfish
4. Marsh fritillary
5. Jersey tiger
6. European stag beetle
7. Eurasian otter

In addition the Natura 2000 site has 14 habitats protected under the Habitats Directive.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ecouves : le site Natura 2000 étendu. October 31, 2018. actu.fr.
2. Web site: Site d’Ecouves. ministère de la transition écologique.
3. Web site: INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2500100 - Sites d'Ecouves - Description.
4. Web site: Du nouveau pour le site Natura 2000 d'Ecouves - Parc Naturel Régional Normandie-Maine. www.parc-naturel-normandie-maine.fr.
5. Web site: EUNIS -Site factsheet for Risle, Guiel, Charentonne. eunis.eea.europa.eu.