The moorland

Landscapes once common in Limousin, the moors have experienced a considerable decline since the 1950s in connection with the decline in agriculture. Today, the moorland of Puy-Raynaud is a unique heritage site. From the summit, you will see the valley of the Creuse. This dry moorland culminates at an altitude of nearly 850 m. It is mainly composed of Calluna (Calluna vulgaris) often called common heather, which blooms at the end of August. The presence of the eagle fern, brooms and woodland pine plantations testify to the gradual degradation of this ancient moorland by the abandonment of grazing.