Alpes Mancelles


Alpes Mancelles is a Natura 2000 conservation area that is 1,190 hectares in size.

Geography

The area has numerous rock outcrops, cliffs and Scree while the bottom of the valley has Riparian forests and wet meadows.
It is spread across 5 different communes all within three departments the Orne, Sarthe and Mayenne;
  1. Gesvres
  2. Moulins-le-Carbonnel
  3. Saint-Céneri-le-Gérei
  4. Saint-Léonard-des-Bois
  5. Saint-Pierre-des-Nids
This protected site is within the Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park.

Conservation

The conservation area has seven species listed in Annex 2 of the Habitats Directive;
  1. European bullhead
  2. Cottus perifretum
  3. Brook lamprey
  4. European bitterling
  5. White-clawed crayfish
  6. European stag beetle
  7. Orange-spotted emerald
In addition the Natura 2000 site has twenty habitats protected under the Habitats Directive.