Montagne de Reims

The mountain of Rheims is a timbered geographical unit, located between Rheims and Epernay and bordered in north, the south and the east by slopes of vines. Most of this territory constitutes the Regional natural park mountain of in particular known Rheims for the Faux of Verzy which are beeches local trains, very many (more than 800) at this place.

The culminating point of the mountain of Rheims is the Sinai mount which is with 283 meters of altitude.

One finds there, inter alia, the wine villages of Ludes, Mailly-Champagne, Verzenay, Verzy, Ambonnay, Bouzy.

Fauna

It is made up of large Mammifère S such as for example of the Sanglier S, of the stag S whose population was reintroduced in the years 1950 and of the Chevreuil S. the small mammals are as well represented (Fouine S, marten S, Hermine S, Renard S, Blaireau X and wildcats).

One finds there also several species of Reptile S characteristics of the European forests like the Lézard of the stocks.

Principal the Amphibians which one finds in the mountain of Rheims is:

Frog S (green Frog, russet-red Frog, nimble Frog)
Clamping plate S
triton S (punctuated Triton, webbed Triton and Alpine Triton)

The avian fauna is there also very rich with many Rapace S like the Buse, the Bondrée apivore and the Faucon kestrel.

The solid mass also shelters 7 species of bats of which the murine Grand which is in danger of extinction.

Flora

The natural park shelters specimens characteristic of the continental flora and Atlantic flora.

The solid mass is traversed by caducifoliées forests, i.e. primarily made up of Feuillus. They develop on a vast plate of Argile with Meulière covered with Limon S.

The Chênaie dominates this space (60% of Chêne S) but one finds there also a great number of Frêne S (10%), as well as Conifère S (woodland Pin and black Pin), Hêtre S and Charme S. One observes there also clearings made up of calcicole Pelouse . The Hêtraie - oak grove acidiphile of plate is related to the presence of limono-sandy grounds.

The Forêt of the mountain of Rheims is traversed by coppices under grove and of the groves of tens of kilometers, symbol of the old exploitation of the forest. These methods were applied there during centuries and whose objective was then to produce much wood in very little time.

Administrative status of the forest of the mountain of Rheims

The 6.200 ha of national forests and the communities are equipped with a plan of installation and are managed by the National office of the forests.

The 13.800 ha of private forest, for the majority, are equipped with a simple plan of management which ensures the perenniality of the solid mass.

The Park was invested very early in the safeguard and the valorization of the forest inheritance. In collaboration with the Regional center of the forest property, it leads education acts and carries out visits diagnoses with the owners so that those manage their properties in the respect of the environment.

Today, more than 3.500 ha of forests of the Park are eligible with the title of the directive “Habitat” and could integrate the future network Natura 2000. It is the Park which with the responsibility to make these studies.

On its southern slope, the mountain of Rheims comprises a site under the protection of Natura 2000 of a surface of 1 725 ha.

It comprises also several sites ZNIEFF (natural zone of faunistic and floristic ecological interest).

External bonds

Natural park of the mountain of Rheims
Museum of the vine and the wine of Verzenay
Photographs

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