Les landes de Lan Bern - Réserve Naturelle

Lan Bern, literally "profusion of gorse" in Breton, is a vast plateau of wet moorland, meadows and peaty areas covering more than 80 hectares, bordering the Nantes-Brest canal, near Glomel. Formerly known as Lan Peran, this territory was home to over 60 families who mowed the heath to feed or shelter their livestock. This ancestral practice has enabled the local flora to survive and prevent the land from becoming overgrown.

These poor, acid environments are home to a rare and specialized biodiversity. These include the carnivorous drosera plant and sphagnum mosses, which form peat and are veritable natural sponges. 85 species of birds, 15 amphibians and reptiles, 300 insects and a large number of mosses and spiders have been recorded here. Two endangered species find refuge here: the amphibian vole and the water shrew.

A conservatory orchard, planted in 2001, preserves old varieties of Kreiz Breizh apple trees.

An 11 km trail takes in the whole reserve and the Grande Tranchée du Canal. For families or people with disabilities, a 2 km-long, flat, sandy trail offers a wonderful immersion into this sensitive natural environment (access: Coatrennec, Glomel).