This initiative is part of a broader effort to protect local species, promote natural balances, and educate residents about the richness and fragility of their environment. The operation, led by Sophie Huberson-Debry, deputy for sustainable development, with the support of Sylvie Angelot, head of the municipality's green spaces, benefited from the expertise of the association Nature Environnement 17.
The locations were carefully chosen to provide suitable refuges for birds and bats, considering proximity to feeding areas and minimizing light pollution, which is harmful to bats. The municipal park, with its wooded areas and vegetation, offers a favorable site for this wildlife.
All bat species are protected in mainland France. The installation of these shelters aims to offer them resting and breeding spaces, thus contributing to the natural regulation of flying insect populations and potentially helping to control mosquito-related nuisances.
The birdhouses, in turn, aim to encourage the establishment of local species, particularly tits, which can help control processionary caterpillars affecting maritime pines.
This action is part of an inter-municipal dynamic, as the towns of Saint-Augustin and Saint-Palais-sur-Mer have also implemented similar initiatives for nature protection within urban areas.
