Le Plateau du Guilhaumard
The sensitive natural area (ENS) of the Guilhaumard plateau is particularly remarkable for its richness in orchids and for its landscapes of cliffs and rocks sculpted by erosion, known as "ruiniformes".
In spring, the Guilhaumard takes on the appearance of an impressionist painting à la Monnet: a multitude of colored dots dress the dry grasslands. It is necessary to say that here flowers and plants like to be... 1850 species among which many endemic ones bloom on this plateau. Aster of the Cevennes, pulsatile anemones, elder orchis or our treasure the Ophrys of Aveyron, an exceptional diversity waiting to be admired!
A hiking trail near the village of Mas Raynal (between Cornus and Le Clapier), invites hikers and botanists to get acquainted with this preserved natural area. Don't forget your camera and your flower recognition app!
Another, shorter, route is also accessible from the house of Guilhaumard: I visualize it
To go further: The house of Guilhaumard, in Mas Raynal, presents a permanent exhibition in free access dedicated to the sensitive natural space of the plateau of Guilhaumard.
