Baie de Somme
Region
Europe
Country
France
Flyway
East Atlantic flyway
Initiative
Migratory Birds for People
About
Syndicat Mixte Baie de Somme – Grand Littoral Picard – Destination Baie de Somme
Funding support: Department, regional council
Number of staff: 7
Number of visitors per year: 36000 visitors in 2014
Overall aims of the centre
Our main objective is to promote our area and to be recognised as experts of the bay and more. We want to be recognised as expert of the Picardie coast. Moreover, we study the Mediterranean Gull and have a very important group of about 500.
We ringed about 150 Mediterranean gulls in 2014. We want to explain the migration and the different kind of gulls as part of the visitor experience. Indeed, these gulls nest in our wetland next to the car park of the centre and visitors have the first contact with these bird.
Description of the centre
Our site is 4 hectares with 2 different wetlands. We have also reed and mudflat. We have about 36000 visitors per years and we are located next to the Somme bay.
Work Areas
Main CEPA work areas
Diorama, Baie de Somme
We work with new educational tools to explain to children the importance of wetland. We work on a new program of guided tour to explain the importance of wetland as a ecosystem
Top three successes
Our educational tool and activities for school have worked well. We work for teacher and we now make a presentation of our new tool with teachers and academic supervisor
Top three challenges
We have some problems with a part of our guided tour. Unfortunately these tours don’t interest people. Maybe because of a marketing problem or because we are not in front of our public
Expertise
Interpretation techniques
Creating signage; site information; Using audio-visual tools
Visitor centres
Managing / creating habitat; Running a visitor centre; Building / maintaining structures
Participation
Engaging young people; Engaging the local community; Delivering adult education; Working with primary schools; Working with secondary schools
General
Maison de la Baie de SommeMaisonde la Baiede SommeRunning effective administration; Health and safety.
Contact
Maison de la Baie de Somme
Carrefour du Hourdel
RD204 80230
LANCHERES
France
fr +33 (0)3.22.26.93.93
Réserve naturel, Baie de Somme