Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents

Haute vallée de l'Orne et affluents is a Natura 2000 conservation area that is 20,593 hectares in size.

Geography

The area is focused on the sources of the Orne and its main tributaries up to Putanges-Pont-Ecrepin, the area that is prone to flooding and has water all year round.

It is spread across 70 different communes all within the Orne department;

Conservation

The conservation area has thirteen species listed in Annex 2 of the Habitats Directive;

1. Eurasian otter
2. European bullhead
3. Cottus perifretum
4. Brook lamprey
5. White-clawed crayfish
6. Jersey tiger
7. Marsh fritillary
8. European stag beetle
9. Northern crested newt
10. Southern damselfly
11. Orange-spotted emerald
12. Thick shelled river mussel
13. Desmoulin's whorl snail

In addition the Natura 2000 site has 19 habitats protected under the Habitats Directive.