Champ-Pittet
The Pro Natura Center Champ-Pittet is a Swiss nature reserve in the municipality of Cheseaux-Noréaz near Yverdon-les-Bains . It is located on a (bank) nature trail in the midst of swamps , forests and fields and belongs to the environmental protection organization Pro Natura .
The heart of the center is the Champ-Pittet country estate. It was built from 1788 to 1791 by order of Frederick Haldimand . The building bears numerous references to the English architecture of that time and thus became the forerunner of later classical buildings in Vaud . There is also an ornithological observatory in reed and reed zones and a vegetable garden in which the Antan vegetables are presented. In addition, insects , beehives and demonstration compostières can be observed in the “Garden of Emotions” and in the laboratory .
On created nature trails with a hiking time of approx. Three hours and a maximum point of 434 m above sea level. M. you can get information about the habitats of the native flora and fauna from April to November . On wooden walkways you cross reed and reed zones, which are typical of the Grande Cariçaie . One arrives at a lagoon with pond roses , in which reed warblers nest. There is an observation tower nearby, from which herons , ducks and coots can be observed.
Champ-Pittet can be reached via the stop of the same name on the SBB line Yverdon– Freiburg .
literature
- Champ-Pittet. The gateway to the Grande Cariçaie . Swiss nature conservation. Swiss Confederation for Nature Conservation, Basel 1995.
- Moniquer Fontannaz, Anne DuPasquier (eds.): The estate of Champ-Pittet in Cheseaux-Noréaz VD (Swiss Art Guide / Series 37; Bd. 367). Society for Swiss Art History, Bern 1985, ISBN 3-85782-367-4 .
Web links
- Champ-Pittet Pro Natura
- Monique Fontannaz: Champ-Pittet. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
Coordinates: 46 ° 47 ′ 1 " N , 6 ° 39 ′ 57" E ; CH1903: five hundred and forty thousand nine hundred ninety / 181675