![Natural meadows - © V.Lagny](/sites/default/files/pictures/prairie_naturelle.jpg)
The meadows, managed through grazing, provide important breeding sites for the European Pond Tortoise. They are also home to remarkable groups of plant species.
The presence of scattered bushes favours birds such as Cirl Bunting and Red-backed Shrike.
Some species
![Bee orchid - © V.Lagny](/sites/default/files/pictures/ophrys_abeille.jpg)
![Red back shrike couple - © D.Fourcaud](/sites/default/files/pictures/pies_grieches_ecorcheurs.jpg)
![Green lizard - © J.Trotignon](/sites/default/files/pictures/lezard_vert.jpg)
![Praying mantis - © C.Danel](/sites/default/files/pictures/mante_religieuse_2.jpg)
![Cirl bunting couple- © C.Champagnac](/sites/default/files/pictures/couple_bruants_zizi.jpg)
![European pond tortoise nest - © C.Danel](/sites/default/files/pictures/nid_de_cistudes_deurope.jpg)