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Luberon Regional Nature Park

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Photo © Véronique PAGNIER

Photo © Véronique PAGNIER — CC BY-SA 4.0 — Source: Wikimedia Commons

ABOUT

Where limestone ridges rise out of a patchwork of lavender, vine and oak, the landscape of the Luberon unfolds in slow, sunlit layers around Apt. This is classic Mediterranean terrain shaped by a dry summer and mild winter: pale cliffs and scree slopes, garrigue fragrant with thyme and rosemary, holm oak woodland on the cooler north faces, and cultivated terraces running down toward the valley floors. Water is scarce for much of the year, so the ecological rhythm is one of drought and renewal, and the vegetation reads accordingly — low, tough, aromatic scrub rather than anything lush. Within this mosaic, wildlife follows the habitat: birds of prey work the thermals above the ridgelines, woodland songbirds and small forest mammals shelter in the denser oak stands, and reptiles and insects thrive on the exposed, sun-baked slopes. Seasonal streams and the few permanent water sources draw amphibians and dragonflies, while the open farmland and scrub edges support seed-eaters and the small predators that hunt them.

For photographers and birdwatchers, the appeal lies in the light and the layering. Early mornings and late afternoons in spring and autumn give long, low illumination that picks out the texture of the limestone and the silver-green of the scrub, and these are the seasons when resident and passage wildlife is most active and visible. The park is accessible through a network of marked trails and rural lanes radiating from Apt, letting visitors move quietly between habitats — ridge, woodland, garrigue and cultivated valley — within a single outing. Patience at habitat edges, a long lens for raptors on the wing and a close-focus setup for insects and wildflowers will serve any naturalist well. Come prepared for heat and dry ground in summer, and expect the richest viewing when the seasons turn.

Website parcduluberon.fr

WILDLIFE

Month

Type

Aquila chrysaetos

Eurasian Eagle-Owl

Bar-headed Goose

Aix galericulata

Anas platyrhynchos

Red-crested Pochard

Common Pheasant

Phasianus colchicus

Red-legged Partridge

European Nightjar

Caprimulgus europaeus

Tachymarptis melba

Cuculus canorus

Common Wood Pigeon

Columba palumbus

European Turtle Dove

Streptopelia turtur

Eurasian Collared Dove

Streptopelia decaocto

Gallinula chloropus

Tachybaptus ruficollis

Great Crested Grebe

Podiceps cristatus

Common Sandpiper

Actitis hypoleucos

Green Sandpiper

Tringa ochropus

Black-headed Gull

Chroicocephalus ridibundus

Yellow-legged Gull

Larus michahellis

Great Cormorant

Phalacrocorax carbo

Egretta garzetta

Western Cattle Egret

Pandion haliaetus

European Honey Buzzard

Pernis apivorus

Griffon Vulture

Short-toed Snake Eagle

Circaetus gallicus

Hieraaetus pennatus

Eurasian Sparrowhawk

Accipiter nisus

Western Marsh Harrier

Circus aeruginosus

Eurasian Scops Owl

European Roller

Coracias garrulus

Common Kingfisher

European Bee-eater

Merops apiaster

Eurasian Wryneck

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker

Dryobates minor

Great Spotted Woodpecker

Dendrocopos major

Black Woodpecker

Dryocopus martius

European Green Woodpecker

Falco tinnunculus

Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinus

Eurasian Golden Oriole

Oriolus oriolus

Red-backed Shrike

Lanius collurio

Garrulus glandarius

Eurasian Magpie

Western Jackdaw

Coloeus monedula

Lophophanes cristatus

Poecile montanus

Eurasian Blue Tit

Cyanistes caeruleus

Lullula arborea

Riparia riparia

Eurasian Crag Martin

Ptyonoprogne rupestris

Hirundo rustica

Western House Martin

Delichon urbicum

Cetti's Warbler

Long-tailed Tit

Aegithalos caudatus

Western Bonelli's Warbler

Phylloscopus bonelli

Phylloscopus trochilus

Common Chiffchaff

Phylloscopus collybita

Melodious Warbler

Hippolais polyglotta

Zitting Cisticola

Cisticola juncidis

Eurasian Blackcap

Sylvia atricapilla

Western Orphean Warbler

Curruca hortensis

Sardinian Warbler

Curruca melanocephala

Western Subalpine Warbler

Curruca iberiae

Dartford Warbler

Common Firecrest

Regulus ignicapilla

Regulus regulus

Troglodytes troglodytes

Eurasian Nuthatch

Tichodroma muraria

Short-toed Treecreeper

Certhia brachydactyla

Common Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

Turdus philomelos

Turdus viscivorus

Spotted Flycatcher

Muscicapa striata

Erithacus rubecula

Common Nightingale

Luscinia megarhynchos

European Pied Flycatcher

Ficedula hypoleuca

Phoenicurus ochruros

Common Redstart

Phoenicurus phoenicurus

Blue Rock Thrush

Monticola solitarius

Saxicola rubetra

European Stonechat

Saxicola rubicola

Northern Wheatear

Oenanthe oenanthe

White-throated Dipper

Cinclus cinclus

Passer domesticus

Alpine Accentor

Prunella collaris

Prunella modularis

Motacilla cinerea

Anthus pratensis

Eurasian Chaffinch

Fringilla coelebs

Coccothraustes coccothraustes

European Greenfinch

Chloris chloris

Linaria cannabina

Loxia curvirostra

European Goldfinch

Carduelis carduelis

Serinus serinus

Eurasian Siskin

Emberiza calandra

Emberiza cirlus

Common Reed Bunting

Emberiza schoeniclus

Cairina moschata

Coturnix coturnix

Rallus aquaticus

Egyptian Vulture

Neophron percnopterus

Cinereous Vulture

Aegypius monachus

Bonelli's Eagle

Aquila fasciata

Circus macrourus

Montagu's Harrier

Circus pygargus

Red-footed Falcon

Falco vespertinus

Iberian Grey Shrike

Lanius meridionalis

Corvus frugilegus

Poecile palustris

Galerida cristata

Common Reed Warbler

Acrocephalus scirpaceus

Common Whitethroat

Curruca communis

Petronia petronia

Eurasian Tree Sparrow

Passer montanus

Western Yellow Wagtail

Motacilla flava

Anthus campestris

Anthus trivialis

Anthus spinoletta

Fringilla montifringilla

Eurasian Bullfinch

Pyrrhula pyrrhula

Carduelis citrinella

Emberiza citrinella

Ortolan Bunting

Emberiza hortulana

Common Shelduck

Tadorna tadorna

Tadorna ferruginea

Spatula querquedula

Northern Shoveler

Spatula clypeata

Mareca strepera

Eurasian Wigeon

Mareca penelope

Northern Pintail

Ferruginous Duck

Aythya fuligula

Melanitta fusca

Common Goldeneye

Bucephala clangula

Common Merganser

Mergus merganser

Great Spotted Cuckoo

Clamator glandarius

Black-necked Grebe

Podiceps nigricollis

Greater Flamingo

Phoenicopterus roseus

Eurasian Stone-curlew

Burhinus oedicnemus

Black-winged Stilt

Himantopus himantopus

Northern Lapwing

Vanellus vanellus

Eurasian Curlew

Numenius arquata

Lymnocryptes minimus

Eurasian Woodcock

Scolopax rusticola

Gallinago gallinago

Tringa glareola

Common Redshank

Common Greenshank

Tringa nebularia

Calidris alpina

Mediterranean Gull

Ichthyaetus melanocephalus

Lesser Black-backed Gull

Ciconia ciconia

Eurasian Spoonbill

Platalea leucorodia

Black-crowned Night Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

Ardeola ralloides

Western Barn Owl

Eleonora's Falcon

Falco eleonorae

Falco columbarius

Lesser Antillean Pewee

Contopus latirostris

Woodchat Shrike

Red-billed Chough

Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax

Pyrrhocorax graculus

Eurasian Penduline Tit

Remiz pendulinus

Greater Short-toed Lark

Calandrella brachydactyla

Eastern Red-rumped Swallow

Cecropis daurica

Great Reed Warbler

Acrocephalus arundinaceus

Acrocephalus schoenobaenus

Eurasian Treecreeper

Certhia familiaris

Turdus torquatus

Common Rock Thrush

Monticola saxatilis

African Stonechat

Saxicola torquatus

Western Black-eared Wheatear

Oenanthe hispanica

Foudia eminentissima

Thalasseus sandvicensis

Western Roe Deer

Capreolus capreolus

Western Red Deer

Lepus europaeus

European Rabbit

Oryctolagus cuniculus

Myocastor coypus

European Fat Dormouse

Eurasian Red Squirrel

Sciurus vulgaris

Eurasian Beaver

Ondatra zibethicus

Long-tailed Field Mouse

Apodemus sylvaticus

Rattus norvegicus

West European Hedgehog

Erinaceus europaeus

Suncus etruscus

Myotis crypticus

Geoffroy's Myotis

Myotis emarginatus

Kuhl's Pipistrelle

Pipistrellus kuhlii

Soprano Pipistrelle

Pipistrellus pygmaeus

European Badger

Eurasian Wild Boar

European Garden Dormouse

Eliomys quercinus

Southwestern Water Vole

Arvicola sapidus

Short-tailed Field Vole

Microtus agrestis

Western Mediterranean Mouse

Schreibers's Long-fingered Bat

Miniopterus schreibersii

Long-fingered Myotis

Myotis capaccinii

Daubenton's Myotis

Myotis daubentonii

Common Whiskered Myotis

Myotis mystacinus

Natterer's Myotis

Myotis nattereri

Leisler's Noctule

Nyctalus leisleri

Nathusius's Pipistrelle

Pipistrellus nathusii

Common Pipistrelle

Pipistrellus pipistrellus

Western Barbastelle

Barbastella barbastellus

Gray Long-eared Bat

Plecotus austriacus

Alpine Long-eared Bat

Plecotus macrobullaris

Savi's Pipistrelle

Greater Horseshoe Bat

Rhinolophus ferrumequinum

Lesser Horseshoe Bat

Rhinolophus hipposideros

European Pine Marten

Mustela nivalis

European Polecat

Mustela putorius

Northern Chamois

Rupicapra rupicapra

Common Fallow Deer

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Natural environment

Luberon Regional Nature Park

Generally mild conditions, with noticeable seasonal changes.

Usual climateTemperate with dry, hot summersLowland · Upland

Average annual temperature 13.2 °C Average of the twelve monthly means

Average elevation 293 m Lowland

Climate pattern Temperate with dry, hot summers Main environment around this hotspot

A year of temperatures

Monthly means, with the coldest and warmest highlighted

Monthly minimum · January 4.5 °C Monthly maximum · July 23.2 °C

Global temperature scale

−40°−20°0°20°40°

Terrain and elevation

293 m · Lowland

Average terrain elevation estimate across the hotspot; the figure does not represent its highest summits.

Elevation scale

293 m

02,0004,0006,0008,000m

Lowland

Long-term climate averages, not live weather.

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