Parcours découverte loir et cher, oiseaux de nos fermes et de nox vignobles , Val de Loire
lpo loir et cher

MOHAIR DU GRAND CHAMBORD
Noël CHIQUET
1167 A rue de la Martinière - 41250 Mont près Chambord



Sign 1 - Présentation

 

 Dear Friends
Thank you for deciding to come and take a look around this farm, using a marked path which will allow you to become better acquainted with this peaceful environment in which birds develop and plants grow, some of which are of species which you may not know.

Don’t forget that you are a guest of nature and should respect it by observing a silence which will
enable you to listen to the melodious songs of our friends the birds, getting to know more about their behaviour.

Your host will give you all the information you need to better understand the world of agriculture and viticulture and the efforts being made to work in harmony with the environment.

This action has a number of objectives:

  • Rebuild the links between the people of town and country
  • Make the greatest number possible of people aware of the flora and fauna, and improve their knowledge of them.  
  • Make people aware of the fragile equilibrium of biodiversity.
  • Let people know about the ways used by certain actors in the rural world to conserve the countryside and enable them to discover an agricultural environment which remains little known and possibly much misunderstood by townspeople.
  • Encourage conventional farmers to embrace the same efforts as used by their colleagues in organic agriculture and “agriculture raisonnée” (in which chemical inputs are used minimally) in order to preserve biodiversity.
  • Maintain or develop family farms’ direct (‘farm-gate’) sales. 

PIC VERT / GREEN WOODPECKER

(Picus Viridis)

Its song resembles a sonorous giggle, attracting our attention.

This is a bird which excels in the art of climbing.

Does not drum.

MORPHOLOGY / FLIGHT

33cm - weight : 180 - 220 g. - longevity: 5-10 years

HABITAT

Open, airy woods and edges of forests situated alongside prairies which are essential to it; orchards, parks and large gardens.

FOOD

Feeds on the ground on larvae, and principally on ants and various insects.

NEST

From January onwards it begins to explore the trees and in April the mating pairs drill a hole some 50 cm deep.

Lays 5-7 eggs which are incubated for 18-21 days.

STATUS

Protected species.

MIGRATION

Sedentary

PRESENCE

All year

BECOMING

Very widespread in France.

SIZE: Middle

Chant :

Hear the song from the cd "Écouter pour voir les oiseaux" :



Merci au CORIF (Centre ornithologique Île-de-France) pour la mise à disposition des enregistrements. http://www.corif.net/

Read more on Oiseaux.net: http://www.oiseaux.net/oiseaux/pic.vert.html

BOULEAU / BIRCH

BETULA pendula Roth - Family of Betulaceae

Vernacular names: Brushwood

The name is of Celtic origin; BETUL is the name of the tree.

Its trunk is straight with a smooth white bark. Male catkins are dangling and female catkins are shorter ; pollen can cause allergies. In summer, small winged fruits fly off and disperse

he wood is white, used by clog makers and carpenters. In carpentry, it is used to make veneers. Young twigs are used to make brooms. The thin branches make good kindling.

The BIRCH SAP is not a decoction like birch juice.

It is harvested in the spring when the sap rises in the tree.

A hole is drilled and a plastic pipe and a bottle of water are used to collect the sap.

Diuretic and antirheumatic qualities.

This sap secretion lasts 3 to 4 weeks: the duration of the spring cure.

It is an ornamental and rustic tree.



 

Have a very nice walk

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