Diary

Bird and Nature Festival

from Saturday 21 to Sunday 29 April

Jardins de Valloires

Jardins de Valloires

-    Guided tour about garden birds (booking required)
Tariff: €6.50/adults - €4.50/children

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Parc du Marquenterre

Nature outings by reservation to the Bird Festival, please phone: +33 (0)3 22 24 02 02
-    Saturday 21, Sunday 22, Monday 23, Tuesday 24, Friday 27, Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 April: “Behind the Scenes at the Park” at 8:30am (lasts 3h) – tariff: €15/pp
-    Wednesday 25 April: “Initiation Photos” – tariff: €30/pp (lasts 3h)
-    Thursday 26 April at 8:30am (lasts 2h): “What Birds’ Names Can Tell Us” – tariff: €15/pp


Nature outings by reservation at the Marquenterre Bird Sanctuary, please phone: +33 (0)3 22 25 68 99
-    From 21 to 29 April (leaving at 9:30am): “A Guided Day at the Park”: visit the heronry, carriage rides, meal and guided tour of the park (program subject to change depending on tide tables) – tariff: €45/pp.
-    Saturday 21 and Saturday 28 April at 5pm (lasts 2h): “Bird Stories and Fables” including regional produce tasting at Post 6 – tariff: €30/pp


Exhibitions: Free admission to the park’s reception pavilion:
-    From Saturday 21 to Sunday 29 April: Local Produce Market “Marquenterre has Taste”. Tasting and sale of regional produce.

 

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Maison de la Baie de Somme et de l'Oiseau

 

Nature outings, by reservation, to the Bird Festival, please phone: +33 (0)3 22 24 02 02
-    Wednesday 25 at 9:30am and Saturday 28 at 10am: “Shellfish picking”
-    Discover the Somme Bay and its shellfish picking activities. Tariffs: €9/children and €12/adults
-    Saturday 21, Sunday 22, Tuesday 24 and Friday 27 April at 10am: “Nature Outing to the Hable d’Ault”
Discover the fauna and flora of the Low Fields and the sea-wall of pebbles of the Hable d’Ault. Tariffs: €9/children and €12/adults
-    Monday 23 at 10am, Thursday 26 at 11am and Sunday 29 at 2pm:
“Dunes, Pebbles and the Estuary”. Learn about the different species of animals and plants that live in the 3 areas of the Bay. Tariffs: €9/children and €12/adults

Exhibitions:
-    Exhibition of photographs of the Somme Bay by Xavier Damis.
Tariff: normal museum entrance price
-    Exhibition and sale of objects made from driftwood by Gilberte Dubreuil. Admission free.
-    Outside exhibition, “Little Beasts from the Edge of the Sea”, to explore around the pond. Tariff: normal museum entrance price
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Workshops
-    Activities for children: creation of objects using driftwood, booking required.
Tariff: €6.90/pp

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Maison des Marais

Sorties Nature sur réservation au Festival de l’Oiseau, Tél. : 03 22 24 02 02
- Dimanche 22, mercredi 25, jeudi 26, vendredi 27, samedi 28 et dimanche 29 : « A la découverte des marais de la Moyenne Vallée de Somme »*, départ à 9h30 (durée : 3h).
Accompagné d’un guide, faites une excursion grandeur Nature au cœur des marais de la moyenne vallée de la Somme.
Au retour de la balade partagez un moment « saveur Nature » autour d’une dégustation de plantes sauvages

Exposition sur les zones humides de la vallée de la Somme,  accès gratuit.

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