Pond River Wetland

The Dranse Delta nature reserve

Delta de la Dranse

Observatoire Réserve naturelle
Pierre Thiriet
Description

Located between Thonon and Publier, the natural reserve of the Dranse Delta is one of the last natural areas on the shores of Lake Geneva where many animal and plant species live. This area is classified as a SPA (Special Protection Area) for its ecological and environmental values.

The Asters association (conservatory of natural spaces of Haute Savoie) manages this natural reserve by ensuring its control, its surveillance and its valorization in the eyes of the population.

Itinerary: at the end of the avenue de Saint-Disdille, take the road on your right.
A landscaped parking area welcomes you a little further and a natural path leads you to the nature reserve.

You enter a more forested area: below, it is an alluvial forest composed mainly of poplars and willows. It is the kingdom of the small passerines: titmice, chicken, warblers...
Continue to the mouth of the Dranse and the edges of the lake. At random encounters, one can observe herons, goosander, common sandpiper, small gravelots... On the small beach behind the wetland, on the left, a tree is gnawed by the beaver, a nocturnal animal that frequents the site.

The heavily dug paths are the remains of the arms of the Dranse river that used to flow here. Go back to the parking lot by the path...

To discover alone all year long, or (better!), accompanied by a naturalist guide, in summer season (information at the Tourist Office of Thonon).

Ouverture

All year round.

Tarifs

Free access.

Contact et accès
Avenue de Saint-Disdille
Delta de la Dranse
74200 Thonon-les-Bains
Haute-Savoie (74)
Informations complémentaires
Services
  • Guided individual tours
  • Guided group tours
  • Unguided individual tours
Équipements
  • Car park
Activités
  • Botanic trail
Visite
  • Durée moyenne (individuels) : 60 min

Ça peut vous intéresser

La Dranse

La Dranse

Thonon-les-Bains
À proximité
Affriche 2024
Evian resort
Évènement terminé
Sports and leisure

Amundi Evian Championship

Évian-les-Bains
Devanture
La brasserie du général
Brasserie

La Brasserie du Général

Thonon-les-Bains
Col Joux Plane Nord
JB Bieuville
Sport

Col de Joux Plane from the north

Thonon-les-Bains
fdc
fdc
Shops

Fournil du Chablais – Av. d’Evian

Thonon-les-Bains
Cascade de la rivière d'Ardent
J. Delerce
Sporting activities

Sortie pédagogique : Les rôles de la forêt [lieu au choix]

Saint-Jean-d'Aulps
Vue de l'office de tourisme de Thonon de l'extérieur en été
Pierre Thiriet
Tourism institutions

Office de Tourisme de Thonon-les-Bains

Thonon-les-Bains
Descente en rafting
Frogs rafting
Sporting activities

Introductory / advanced rafting session

Féternes
Plage Châtaigneraie
Camping Saint-Disdille
Leisure

Saint Disdille Beach

Thonon-les-Bains
Photo Rafting
Aquarafting
Sporting activities

Rafting down the Dranse – rodeo course

Thonon-les-Bains
Canoe-raft on Dranse
Eaux-Zone Rafting
Sporting activities

Canoe-raft on Dranse

Thonon-les-Bains
piste de danse
Céline Riondel
Leisure

Le Must – Disco

Thonon-les-Bains
pains au chocolat
amelie
Shops

Fournil du Chablais – Av. de la Dranse

Thonon-les-Bains
Pond River Wetland
The Dranse Delta nature reserve

Thonon-les-Bains