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Les Marais d'Itteville

Essonne  >  France

Marsh area of 22 hectares, traversed by 3 trails and with several bird observatories.

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Most recent update 28 March 2022
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Description

Les Marais d'Itteville is located between the rivers Juine and Essonne, just north of the village of Itteville. The marshes are classified as a Natura 2000 area. From the trails or observatories one can commonly observe many species of nesting birds. For example Common Kingfisher, Great Crested Grebe , Little Grebe , Northern Shoveler , Gadwall Mallard , Mute Swan , Canada Goose , Cetti's Warbler and more rarely Osprey , Great Egret , Little Egret , Water Rail and Purple Heron.

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Français: Les Marais d'Itteville, zone marécageuse de 22 ha, parcouru par 3 sentiers et 3 observatoires accéssibles. Situé entre la Juine et l'Essonne, les marais d'Itteville sont une zone marécageuse classée zone Natura 2000. A partir des sentiers ou des observatoires on peut observer couramment de nombreuse espèces d'oiseaux nicheurs, Common Kingfisher , Grey Heron , Great Crested Grebe , Little Grebe , Northern Shoveler , Gadwall Mallard , Mute Swan , Canada Goose , Cetti's Warbler et plus rarement Osprey , Great Egret , Little Egret , Water Rail , Purple Heron.

Details

Access

Parking is available at the end of Chemin du Faucets in Itteville, the rest of the trip is done on foot.

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Français: Un parking est accéssible au bout de chemin du robinets à Itteville, les reste du déplacement s'éffectue à pied.

Terrain and Habitat

Wetland , Scattered trees and bushes , Reedbeds , Grassland

Conditions

Flat

Circular trail

No

Is a telescope useful?

Can be useful

Good birding season

All year round

Best time to visit

Spring migration , Autumn migration

Route

Wide path

Difficulty walking trail

Easy

Accessible by

Foot

Birdwatching hide / platform

Yes

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