Alpes Mancelles Explained

Alpes Mancelles is a Natura 2000 conservation area that is 1,190 hectares in size.[1]

Geography

The area has numerous rock outcrops, cliffs and Scree while the bottom of the valley has Riparian forests and wet meadows.[2]

It is spread across 5 different communes all within three departments the Orne, Sarthe and Mayenne;[1]

  1. Gesvres
    1. Moulins-le-Carbonnel Saint-Céneri-le-Gérei
  2. Saint-Léonard-des-Bois
  3. Saint-Pierre-des-Nids

This protected site is within the Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park.[3]

Conservation

The conservation area has seven species listed in Annex 2 of the Habitats Directive;[4]

    1. European bullhead Cottus perifretum
  2. Brook lamprey
  3. European bitterling
  4. White-clawed crayfish
  5. European stag beetle
  6. Orange-spotted emerald

In addition the Natura 2000 site has twenty habitats protected under the Habitats Directive.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR5200646 - Alpes Mancelles - Description.
  2. Web site: Site Natura 2000 «Alpes Mancelles». CRPF Pays de la Loire.
  3. Web site: Natura 2000 - Parc Naturel Régional Normandie-Maine. www.parc-naturel-normandie-maine.fr.
  4. Web site: EUNIS -Site factsheet for Alpes Mancelles. eunis.eea.europa.eu.

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