Search result Massif Central (mountain range)

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Northern wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) male on rock, Causse Méjean, Lozère, France

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Children walking in an orchard in the spring France ; Age: 3 and 4 years 

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Pine insulated on snow-covered plateau of Chaux Auvergne

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Northern wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) female on rock, Causse Méjean, Lozère, France

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Northern wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) male on rock, Causse Méjean, Lozère, France

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Northern wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) male on rock, Causse Méjean, Lozère, France

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Skylark (Alauda arvensis) on a post, Causse Méjean, Lozère, France

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Purple Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) in a common beech forest, Auvergne, France

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Purple Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea), Auvergne, France

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Griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus) on a cliff, Gorges de la Dourbie, Causse Noir, Aveyron, France

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Prost's Saxifrage (Saxifraga pedemontana prostii), endemic to the Cévennes, France

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Lichens foliacés ombiliqués sur des schistes dans les Cévennes, Umbilicaria crustulosa (lichen lépreux jaune : chrysothrix ), Mont Aigoual, Cévennes, France

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Foliose and fruticose corticolous lichens on the bark of a Judas tree, Parmelias sulcata, flavoparmelias and Ramalina (fruticose), Cevennes, France

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Terrestrial lichens of the genus Cladonia (Cladonia pyxidata) on the cement of an old bridge in the Cévennes, France

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Terrestrial lichens of the genus Cladonia (Cladonia pyxidata) on the cement of an old bridge in the Cévennes, France

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Latticed Stinkhorn (Clathrus ruber) in a garden, Cévennes, France

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River heavily polluted by mining waste in the Cevennes. The Reigoux carries several tonnes of arsenic and a whole raft of heavy metals: antimony, cadmium, lead, etc. from the former mining site deserted by the Peñarroya company. An arsenic concentration of 7,500 mg per litre was found, whereas the current standards for drinking water are 10 mg per litre" (le Midi Libre") - Saint Sébastien d'Aigrefeuille, Gard, France

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River heavily polluted by mining waste in the Cevennes. The Reigoux carries several tonnes of arsenic and a whole raft of heavy metals: antimony, cadmium, lead, etc. from the former mining site deserted by the Peñarroya company. An arsenic concentration of 7,500 mg per litre was found, whereas the current standards for drinking water are 10 mg per litre" (le Midi Libre") - Saint Sébastien d'Aigrefeuille, Gard, France

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River heavily polluted by mining waste in the Cevennes. The Reigoux carries several tonnes of arsenic and a whole raft of heavy metals: antimony, cadmium, lead, etc. from the former mining site deserted by the Peñarroya company. An arsenic concentration of 7,500 mg per litre was found, whereas the current standards for drinking water are 10 mg per litre" (le Midi Libre") - Saint Sébastien d'Aigrefeuille, Gard, France

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River heavily polluted by mining waste in the Cevennes. The Reigoux carries several tonnes of arsenic and a whole raft of heavy metals: antimony, cadmium, lead, etc. from the former mining site deserted by the Peñarroya company. An arsenic concentration of 7,500 mg per litre was found, whereas the current standards for drinking water are 10 mg per litre" (le Midi Libre") - Saint Sébastien d'Aigrefeuille, Gard, France

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Maritime pine (Pinus pinaster) in the Cévennes. Once massively planted to support coal mines, it has become invasive in the Cévennes where it is both a forestry resource and a fire hazard due to climate change. Galeizon Valley, Gard, France

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Maritime pine (Pinus pinaster) in the Cévennes. Once massively planted to support coal mines, it has become invasive in the Cévennes where it is both a forestry resource and a fire hazard due to climate change. Galeizon Valley, Gard, France

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Neolithic tomb of Peyraube, in the Cévennes. Necropolis of Peyraube, in the region of Alès: mounds with a central chest, dating from the end of the Neolithic to the Iron Age. Galeizon Valley, Cévennes, Gard, France

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The Gardon de Sainte Croix in the Cevennes, Very old Cambrian/Ordovician micaschists deformed by Hercynian tectonics, Le Martinet, St Etienne Vallée Française, Cévennes, France

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The Gardon de Sainte Croix in the Cevennes, Very old Cambrian/Ordovician micaschists deformed by Hercynian tectonics, Le Martinet, St Etienne Vallée Française, Cévennes, France

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Chestnut trees in the Cevennes, Chestnut tree (Castanea sativa) centenary tree in autumn, Galeizon Valley, Gard, Cévennes, France

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Chestnut trees in the Cevennes, Chestnut tree (Castanea sativa) centenary tree in autumn, Galeizon Valley, Gard, Cévennes, France

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Landscape of the Cevennes schis, tUpper Galeizon valley, above Alès, Gard, France

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ASPAS reserve in the upper Galeizon valley in the Cevennes. Réserves de Vie Sauvage"® Wildlife Reserves are areas where nature can express itself fully and freely. Created by the ASPAS, this label corresponds to the highest level of nature protection in France. The land acquired is left to evolve freely, so that human activities can find a place of their own, without excess. (ASPAS website)

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Arbutus berries (Arbutus unedo), Galeizon Valley, Cevennes, France

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Chaos of Nîmes-le-vieux, Fraissinet-de-Fourques, Causse Méjean, Cévennes, Lozère, France

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Vialais circuit hike, Pont du Vialais, Massif du Caroux et de l'Espinouse, Hérault, France

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View towards the Heric gorges, Massif du Caroux et de l'Espinouse, Hérault, France

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Beech and fir forests under frost, Mont de la Madeleine, Auvergne, France

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Hairy Greenweed (Genista pilosa) covered with frost, heather moor, Plateau de la Verrerie peat bog, Monts de la Madeleine, Auvergne, France

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Downy birch (Betula pubescens) and Mountain Pine (Pinus uncinata) in a high altitude peat bog in the middle of winter, heather moor, Plateau de la Verrerie, Monts de la Madeleine, Allier, Auvergne, France

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Downy birch (Betula pubescens) and Mountain Pine (Pinus uncinata) in a high altitude peat bog in the middle of winter, heather moor, Plateau de la Verrerie, Monts de la Madeleine, Allier, Auvergne, France

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Period of violent hailstorms which hit the Auvergne region in particular at the beginning of June 2022. These storms were responsible for the death of many animals, including thousands of birds, particularly at the edge of the department in Vichy in the Allier, Auvergne, France

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Coucher de soleil sur le Puy-de-Dômea et la chaine des Puys, Auvergne, France

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Two-leaf Squill (Scilla bifolia)and dead beech leaves in spring in the Mont Aigoual massif. Cévennes National Park, Gard/Lozère, France

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The Gardon de Mialet in the Cévennes. Wild river with clear waters - its bed is made up of granites with feldspar crystals in the shape of a horse's tooth (315 Ma) - downstream from the Abarines bridge, Cévennes, France

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The Gardon de Mialet in the Cévennes. Wild river with clear waters - its bed is made up of granites with feldspar crystals in the shape of a horse's tooth (315 Ma) - downstream from the Abarines bridge, Cévennes, France

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Granite with feldspar crystals (315 Ma) in the Cevennes. Gardon de Mialet downstream of the Abarines bridge, Cévennes, France

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Clearing in the forest covering the Mont Aigoual massif. L'Hort de Dieu, Cévennes National Park, Gard, France

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Lac des Pises under a cloudy sky, in the Cevennes, Massif du Mont Aigoual, Cevennes National Park, Gard, France

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Centenary beech (Fagus sylvatica) covered with lichens and mosses, and sculpted by storms, in the Mont Aigoual massif. In the background, the Pises lake, Cévennes National Park, Gard, France

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Centenary beech (Fagus sylvatica) covered with lichens and mosses, and sculpted by storms, in the Mont Aigoual massif. In the background, the Pises lake, Cévennes National Park, Gard, France

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Centenary beech (Fagus sylvatica) covered with lichens and mosses, and sculpted by storms, in the Mont Aigoual massif. In the background, the Pises lake, Cévennes National Park, Gard, France

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Granite chaos and wind-battered moors in the Mont Aigoual massif. Lake Pises area, Cevennes National Park, Gard, France

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Lake of Pises under the clouds, in the Cevennes. Massif du Mont Aigoual, Cevennes National Park, Gard, France