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Moyenne vallée de l’Oise

  • Conservation actions already undertaken
    14 March 2013, by Julien Lusson

    For fifteen years, conservation action has taken place in the Moyenne vallée de l’Oise to safeguard the valley’s heritage and the survival of the Corncrake. Following the recognition of the site’s interest and its classification as a Natura 2000 area, the Conservatoire des Sites Naturels de Picardie purchased land through various financing transactions. This includes two LIFE projects, totalling 437 hectares, including 374 hectares of grassland (295 acres and 142 acres of property in long-term (...)

  • Discovering the moyenne vallée de l’OISE
    14 March 2013, by Julien Lusson

    Location type of environment surface
    Land uses in the Moyenne vallée de l’Oise
    Grasslands are the dominant land use within this Natura 2000 site, occupying an area of ​​3 017 ha, or 51 % of the total surface. Woodland occupies about 30 % of the surface of the Natura 2000 site, and crops nearly 10 %. Much of the woodland and crops occurs on the lower slopes of the valley downstream from Noyon. Since this area lies outside the SPA, this partly explains the lower proportion of woodland and (...)