PASSERELLE OBSERVATOIRE DU LAC DU JAUNAY

At Le Moulin des Rochelles in La Chapelle-Hermier in the Vendée, where the river Jaunay gives rise to the reservoir, a small wooden footbridge is hidden away.

Surrounded by lush vegetation and lulled by birdsong, you can observe the local fauna. Several educational panels will help you identify the feathered inhabitants of this green oasis. Grey herons, cormorants, great crested grebes and kingfishers will hold no secrets for you!

Check the calendar of events at the Pays des Achards Tourist Office, as nature outings called "Jaunay'Scapades" are organised on Wednesdays throughout the summer. Some of these outings start on this footbridge.

You can also use this observatory footbridge if you follow the yellow Geocaching trail and the tour of Lac du Jaunay.