Naturalist guide Konan Le Breton leads a tree walk linked to Josselin’s Atlas de la Biodiversité Communale. Broadleaved trees and conifers, deciduous and evergreen foliage, and the conditions in which trees grow shape the route through the Bois d’Amour. From seedlings to the canopy, he explores their role in the woodland ecosystem. The walk is free, open to all ages and requires no booking.
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Menez Meur: Breton Breeds and Moorland Discovery
Bretonne Pie Noir cattle, Ouessant sheep and other domestic breeds share Menez Meur’s discovery trails with wildlife. A moorland backpack introduces the plants and birds of the heath through an interactive route. The Koad Kit adds woodland activities, while a clue hunt about farm animals and Breton nature has booklets for different ages.
Balade Contée Dans Les Marais de Bourges
A storytelling walk through the Marais des Prébendes reveals the Bourges marshes as both an ecological site and a landscape of imagination. Tales and legends from Berry and farther afield accompany the route, with George Sand and her contemporaries providing a particular literary thread. Spoken narrative changes the pace of observation, drawing attention to water, vegetation and the cultivated character of this emblematic environment. The experience joins natural heritage with the oral art of carrying stories from one place to another. By setting literature outdoors, the walk gives Sand’s sensitivity to landscape a tangible local frame and lets the marshes become more than scenery: they act as a living partner to the words.
George Sand Plant Maze
The George Sand plant maze turns a patch beside Saint-Valentin’s Peynet Media Library into an outdoor literary game. Visitors follow mown paths while answering questions about Sand and her works, recording each response in a booklet before checking the results at the end. The route combines movement, observation and reading, making knowledge of the writer part of navigating a living space. Families and groups of friends can share the challenge, discuss possible answers and discover which parts of Sand’s life or books they know less well. The vegetation is not presented as ornamental background; it provides the structure through which the cultural activity unfolds. By placing a quiz inside a maze, the media library gives literary mediation a playful physical form and links Saint-Valentin’s public landscape with Berry’s most prominent author.
Rando Noz Gourmande & Fest-Noz
Rando Noz gourmande & Fest noz begins as a community walk organised around Saint Joseph School in Crach, with food breaks placed along the route. The evening shifts into fest-noz, where Tam Glaz anchors the gathering in Breton dance music. Hiking, shared tables and circle-dance culture meet in a format that feels rural, sociable and closely tied to local school life.
Guided Walk on the Abers Coast
Balade commentée du littoral follows the mouth of the Aber-Benoît and the Saint-Pabu shoreline. The guided walk explains how abers form, how port activity and navigation shaped the coast, and how goémoniers used seaweed kilns. Flora, fauna and wartime remains add further layers, making the route a compact reading of maritime Brittany and its working shore.
Trail des 2 Salines
Trail des 2 Salines follows the old brine pipeline through the Furieuse and Loue valleys, finishing at the Saline Royale. Runners can tackle a solo or relay trail, while the Gabelous route crosses forests and vineyards from Port-Lesney. Hiking and Nordic walking options follow the same salt-making landscape, with routes for both novice and experienced participants.
Experimental Breton Orchard Visit in Renac
This experimental orchard in Renac brings together more than 1,500 varieties of fruit trees, aromatic plants and edible flowers selected for a diverse seasonal harvest. Its kilometres of edible hedgerow are managed through species symbiosis, nitrogen-fixing plants, syntropic agroforestry and plant-based care, with synthetic chemicals excluded. The guided visit and tasting connect those methods with Breton climate, cider-apple culture and the flavours produced by a deliberately varied living landscape.
Mahalon Discovery Trails
Chemins de découverte presents Mahalon as a rural commune to explore through hands-on culture and landscape. Farm visits, cider-house tours, artisanal jam making, Breton games and a guided walk around Poulguidou pond link craft, food and place. Practical countryside knowledge emerges as heritage in its own right, shared through the routines and skills of everyday Breton life.
Baronnies Thematic Outings
Every day, discover the Baronnies in the Drôme Provençale region on guided themed walks: fauna, flora, local cultures, animal husbandry … manual or sporting activities, horse-drawn carriage, pony or gyropod rides, …